Cubs in Love: Sports Team Unveils Romance Mini-Series

Chicago Cubs, known for making dazzling plays on the baseball field, are swinging into another avenue - generating scripted content. The team announced the imminent release of "Nine Innings to Love," a romantic comedy series designed to run on TikTok, set to premiere on September 4.

With a plotline inspired by true stories of love kindled in the festive atmosphere of baseball games, audiences will find a resonant charm in the concept. Spanned over nine "innings," the series boasts 17 short-form episodes primed for social media.

Cubs Productions, the creative genius of the baseball team, penned the script with Coyote Sun Productions, a local Chicago team, pitching in for production services. Adam Sobel has been revealed as the series director.

"Nine Innings to Love" promises to transport audiences into a romantic journey set in a single Cubs game. We meet Ava (played by Veronica Garrubbo), a romance writer in a dry spell, and her fellow bleacher buddy, David (Sid Kutikkad), a skeptic when it comes to matters of the heart.

Following an impromptu 'bleacher meet-cute,' the pair end up marooned together for the course of the game. Ava pledges to help David find a summer fling in the stands, but she soon starts to question if her perfect love story is unfolding right before her eyes.

The cast features talent like Angelina Dávila, Kevin Kantor, Shelby Brown, and Cole Steeves.

"Wrigley Field has been a witness to countless precious moments – friendships kindling, love sparking," said Jenny Martindale, the Chicago Cubs' marketing and communications executive vice president. Emphasizing the charm of the series, she adds, "'Nine Innings to Love' emphasizes the enchantment of a summer Cubs game, delivering it in a pocket-size episodic format that hits home with the Gen Z and millennial groups."

Bringing the nostalgia of the ballpark and coupling it with BookTok enthusiasm and rom-com-like elements, the Cubs have woven a narrative that could only occur in Wrigley Field's Budweiser Bleachers.

Adam Sobel, the Cubs' content and production director, said, "The Budweiser Bleachers of Wrigley Field provided a unique storytelling opportunity - with general admission, you never know your seatmate, which provides an ideal backdrop for a love story."

In creating characters Ava and David, Sobel aimed to echo the spirit of bleacher fans that come not just for the baseball but also the potential off-field connections.

Don't miss "Nine Innings to Love," premiering soon on TikTok - a testament to the love stories that blossom in the most unexpected places, even a baseball game.