Countdown begins for London Series between Cubs and Cardinals

n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”rich”,”width”:550},”type”:”oembed”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Ahead of the London Series, English cricket stars Issy Wong and Harry Brook were named MLB Europe ambassadors. Wong is backing the Cubs, while Brook is adopting the Cardinals. Earlier this spring, Brook attended Spring Training with St. Louis, getting tips from players and taking some swings in batting practice.nn”I think they are going to love baseball,” Brook said of fans in England.nn”\[Baseball\] is such a big sport in America, and I think a lot of people are going to be interested in seeing the games.”nnThe Cubs and Cardinals have a rivalry that dates back to 1892. For perspective, the Premier League’s West Ham United Football Club, which plays its home matches at London Stadium, was founded in 1895.nnAs far as playing internationally, the Cardinals faced the Reds in Monterrey, Mexico, in 2019. The Cubs opened the 2000 campaign against the Mets in Tokyo, and played Montreal in a series in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 2003.nnIn 100 days, the Cards and Cubs will introduce a new audience to this historic matchup.nn”The general feeling for it coming back this year is everyone’s excited,” Wong said. “People like seeing different sports, that’s always exciting.nn”Hopefully it goes well and more people will engage with baseball and enjoy it, because from what I’ve seen, it looks like a really exciting game and a great experience.””,”type”:”markdown”}],”storyType”:”news”,”subHeadline”:null,”summary”:”There is a lot of history between the Cubs and Cardinals, but they have yet to take one of sport’s longest-running rivalries to an international stage. That changes in 100 days.nLondon Stadium will be a sea of red and blue when Chicago and St. Louis clash on June 24-25″,”tagline({“stripMarkdown”:false})”:null,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”Tag”,”data”:{“__typename”:”UnsupportedTagType”},”externalSourceName”:null,”slug”:”storytype-article”,”title”:”Article”,”type”:”article”},{“__typename”:”Tag”,”data”:{“__typename”:”UnsupportedTagType”},”externalSourceName”:”customentity.contributor”,”slug”:”jordan-bastian”,”title”:”Jordan Bastian”,”type”:”contributor”},{“__typename”:”Tag”,”data”:{“__ref”:”Team:112″},”externalSourceName”:”team”,”slug”:”teamid-112″,”title”:”Chicago…