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The 2016 Cubs broke a century-long streak of futility with their thrilling seven-game defeat of the Cleveland Indians in the 2016 Fall Classic. Led by 2016 NL MVP Kris Bryant and World Series MVP Ben Zobrist, the Cubbies were able to overcome a 3-1 series deficit to lift their first World Series trophy since 1908. This white, button-down Cubs home jersey has been signed by 26 members of the 2016 Cubs, including Willson Contreras, Addison Russell, Albert Almora, Anthony Rizzo, Aroldis Chapman, Ben Zobrist, Chris Coghlan, CJ Edwards, Dexter Fowler, Hector Rondon, Javier Baez, Jon Lester, Justin Grimm, Kris Bryant, Kyle Hendricks, Miguel Montero, Mike Montgomery, Pedro Strop, Kyle Schwarber, David Ross, and several others. The signatures on this FlexBase jersey have been written on the chest in black marker. The back of this jersey is blank, and a “2016 World Series” patch is sewn on the right sleeve. A Cubs logo patch is sewn on the left sleeve and on the left chest, while a Majestic size “44” tag is applied to the front left tail. This jersey comes with a MLB Authenticated hologram (JB 970264), a Fanatics hologram (ZZ0061722), and a Schwartz Sports Memorabilia hologram (A229346).