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SALT LAKE CITY — Welcome to today's From Left Field! Here are three stories from today's world of sports.
1. Mime leads Chicago Cubs warmups
It is not at all clear why Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon chose to do this, but for some reason, he has a performing mime out there in his outfield, leading warmups for his Major League Baseball team.
#Cubspic.twitter.com/O9iAYF8y8Y — Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) March 22, 2016
Why? ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯
2. Minor league team changes its name to the Cheesesteaks, for a day
See, now this kind of stunt is what you expect from a minor league franchise. On June 10, the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs will be temporarily changing its team name to the Lehigh Valley Cheesesteaks, to honor the choice cuisine of its parent club, the Philadelphia Phillies.
The uniforms are pretty special:
We're changing our name to Cheesesteaks for Salute to Philly Night on 6/10 https://t.co/aiZbUYPE0F#RaisingTheSteakspic.twitter.com/KSdH2JTvZ9 — IronPigs (@IronPigs) March 22, 2016
And... now I'm hungry.
3. Dikembe Mutombo among those at Brussels airport
NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo was at the Brussels airport when the explosion occurred Tuesday. Mutombo is fine, but his foundation shared this update:
