Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell shares special moment with son Brady, an Arizona Diamondbacks prospect

MESA, Ariz. — Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell couldn’t help but think of his late father Thursday afternoon at Sloan Park. Counsell, sitting on a folding chair next to the dugout, watched his elder son, Brady, a 10th-round pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks last year, step into the batter’s box for the first professional plate appearance of his career. Brady worked a five-pitch walk against ...