Trent Giambrone’s long road to his major-league debut with the Chicago Cubs included taking a pass on drag racing and responding to a devastating personal loss

“This is what he wanted me to do, so if I would have stayed home longer, I would have been going against his wishes,” Giambrone said, “in the sense of, every day when things were still rolling, he kept telling me, ‘Just go back. I’ll be all right.’ And I’m like, ‘Dad, this is a tough situation.’ But that just shows how strong he was and how much he supported me.