Justice Stevens takes in 3rd Cubs World Series

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CHICAGO — Given the number of decades that had passed between the last time the Cubs played in a World Series and their current participation, it’s understandable that this postseason has drawn a fair amount of older fans to Wrigley Field.

While it’s impossible to know exactly how many nonagenarians — people between the ages of 90-99 — there are waving the Cubs’ “W” this month, one elder statesman in particular made sure to be in attendance at Wrigley Field for Game 4 on Saturday. And he drew quite a bit of attention as he made his way to his seat.

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John Paul Stevens, retired associate justice of the Supreme Court and lifelong Cubs fan, was comfortably nestled in a seat behind the Cubs’ dugout about an hour before gametime. At 96, Stevens, like many older Cubs fans, had been waiting a long time to see the Cubs in the World Series, and he expressed delight at being a part of the celebration Saturday.

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