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This is a 2016 photo of Pedro Strop of the Chicago Cubs baseball team. This image reflects the 2016 active roster as of Monday, Feb. 29, 2016 when this image was taken. (
![Chicago Cubs reliever Pedro Strop gestures after finishing the sixth inning against the Cleveland Indians in game 1 of the World Series at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio on October 25, 2016.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/EYPHP8/milwaukee-wi-usa-31st-july-2015-chicago-cubs-relief-pitcher-pedro-EYPHP8.jpg)
Pedro strop hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
![Chicago Cubs reliever Pedro Strop gestures after finishing the sixth inning against the Cleveland Indians in game 1 of the World Series at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio on October 25, 2016.](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2n06ae6/chicago-cubs-pedro-strop-juggles-some-baseballs-during-the-teams-photo-day-monday-feb-29-2016-in-mesa-ariz-ap-photomorry-gash-2n06ae6.jpg)
This is a 2016 photo of Pedro Strop of the Chicago Cubs baseball team. This image reflects the 2016 active roster as of Monday, Feb. 29, 2016 when this image was taken. (
![Chicago Cubs reliever Pedro Strop gestures after finishing the sixth inning against the Cleveland Indians in game 1 of the World Series at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio on October 25, 2016.](https://external-preview.redd.it/iawaroyXol7lU65OGYr22OnVU9b_TwNCM0GJKI9xGhs.jpg?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a2ac10bc6dea68c7263541464d1033c772a91e39)
Bob Costas absolutely roasts Cubs pitcher Pedro Strop “Strop is on his way out, pointing toward the heavens. We can only ask — or wonder — that he is asking some departed
![Chicago Cubs reliever Pedro Strop gestures after finishing the sixth inning against the Cleveland Indians in game 1 of the World Series at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio on October 25, 2016.](https://www.pjstar.com/gcdn/authoring/2016/10/22/NJOS/ghows-IP-3f7b98b6-d2bd-53d5-e053-0100007f55e7-7fec30dd.jpeg?width=660&height=462&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Holy cow! Cubs reach first World Series since 1945
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Pedro strop cubs hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
![Chicago Cubs reliever Pedro Strop gestures after finishing the sixth inning against the Cleveland Indians in game 1 of the World Series at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio on October 25, 2016.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G1Y0GT/milwaukee-wi-usa-18th-may-2016-chicago-cubs-relief-pitcher-pedro-strop-G1Y0GT.jpg)
Pedro strop cubs hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
![Chicago Cubs reliever Pedro Strop gestures after finishing the sixth inning against the Cleveland Indians in game 1 of the World Series at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio on October 25, 2016.](https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/t_16x9/t_w1024/mlb/rxufdj34stw8gxoadgu1)
Pedro Strop elects free agency
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