Cubs fans sing `Take Me Home, Country Roads’ during fog delay at Wrigley Field

Chicago-cubs" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="16051" data-entity-type="organization">Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga stands amidst smoke after fireworks before a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks) 2026-07-05T03:27:49Z Chicago (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago-cubs" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="16051" data-entity-type="organization">Chicago Cubs were delayed by fog at Wrigley Field for 15 minutes after the sixth inning Saturday night. The Cardinals led 2-0 when play was stopped. The crowd of 38,872 joined in singing John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” as the delay began. The song has emerged during the World Cup soccer tournament, with U.S. players joining tens of thousands of fans in singing it at the end of matches. The rare Saturday night game at the iconic North Side ballpark started an hour late due to rain, then fog billowed in from the north starting in the second inning and got denser. Players seemed to struggle tracking fly balls, but there were no misplays. The umpires conferred with St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol and Chicago’s Craig Counsell, then the delay was announced on video boards as the result of “weather in the area.” ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb