Chicago Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd will throw the first pitch of Tuesday’s wild card series opener, and it will mean the world to him for an important reason.

Boyd was named the Game 1 starter for the Cubs as they make their first postseason appearance since 2020, and as Chicago tries to win its first playoff game in eight years, Boyd can’t help but think of his family.

During his press conference Monday, Boyd was reminded of his grandfather, whom he said grew up in Chicago and was a big Cubs fan.

Fighting back tears, Boyd reflected on what seeing his grandson pitch on the mound at Wrigley Field in a playoff game would mean to him.

“I'm a sucker for this sort of thing, you know? It's cool,” he said. “To get to think that I would have got this opportunity knowing everything about my gran

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