CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have officially launched their Wrigley Field renovation project with a groundbreaking ceremony that included Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig.
From a podium in the infield, Selig recalled his first visit to the century-old ballpark, in May of 1944, when he was just shy of his 10th birthday. He said Wrigley Field took hold of a special place in his heart “right then and there.”
Mayor Rahm Emanuel also attended Saturday’s ceremony.
Work actually began at the end of September. The first phase of the privately funded $575 million project will add new bleachers and seven outfield signs.
Work has begun despite a legal feud between the team and owners of rooftop clubs across the street who fear their views into the stadium will be blocked.
