Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks throws home during Sunday’s game against the Cubs in Anaheim, Calif. AP

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Kyle Hendricks’ family became so intertwined with the Cubs that his parents visited Wrigley Field this season to watch a game and catch up with old friends. Even though their son now pitches for the Los Angeles Angels at the tail end of a magnificent career.

Chicago’s charter National League franchise could play baseball for another 108 years and never again have a character quite like “The Professor.” The Dartmouth graduate somehow lasted a decade-plus on the North Side with a fastball that averaged 87 mph, and his clutch performances in the biggest games helped end a championship drought that stretched for more than a century.

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