Real, live cubs made their way to the Chicago Cubs camp in Mesa Friday afternoon, prompting a barrage of cute photos on Twitter. We're sharing them with you here, because it's Friday afternoon and what better way to spend your time than looking at adorable animal pictures and videos?
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Anthony Rizzo looks like he is most attached to the animal.
Rizzo w the Cub pic.twitter.com/575K06P4XT
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) March 25, 2016
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) March 25, 2016
Rizzo and his new friends pic.twitter.com/VJ61cWZ7BO
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) March 25, 2016
If peeing is a cub's way of showing affection, they liked Rizzo too.
Moments before that last pic one of them peed on Rizzo. Love it
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) March 25, 2016
David Ross, a bit grizzly in his own right, got some time with the cubs too.
David Ross w baby Cub pic.twitter.com/6DeOH94Wus
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) March 25, 2016
Dexter Fowler was one of the first to hold the cub. Bet he couldn't have done that in Baltimore (too soon, Orioles fans?)
#Cubs pic.twitter.com/aalVQuXv9j
— Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) March 25, 2016
Theo Epstein joined in on the fun.
Papa Cub Theo holding Cub: pic.twitter.com/P9xOkTuMBr
— Mark Gonzales (@MDGonzales) March 25, 2016
This probably won't be the official team picture, but maybe it should be.
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) March 25, 2016
One of the Cubs beat writers periscoped some of the cubs (and the Cubs) warming up.
LIVE on #Periscope: Cubs warmup w Cubs. Real ones https://t.co/fb7zLdDeDv
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) March 25, 2016
And finally, the cubs crawling through the grass. Just about as cute as you'd imagine it would be.
#Cubs and baby bears pic.twitter.com/OUgo5dnXwD
— Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) March 25, 2016
(Fun fact: these cute bears will be 4-7 feet long and weigh 200-600 pounds some day. But today, they're adorable, aren't they?)