CHICAGO -- Cade Horton is proud of the rookie campaign he has compiled to date for the Cubs. He is proud of how he learned from a gut-punch of an outing in Houston in late June and responded with one of baseball’s best second-half showings. He is proud that his name is firmly in the conversation for the National League Rookie of the Year Award.

None of that can erase the internal sting Horton is currently experiencing.

“I take a lot of pride in that,” Horton said of his sensational rookie season. “But in this spot of the year, I really wanted to impact the team right now. I still can, just being a good teammate and supporting these guys. We’ve got a really special group in here.”

Horton held court at his locker in the Cubs’ clubhouse on Sunday morning -- one day after a right rib fra

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