Sox fans jumped on the news, posting tweets that the Cubs’ claim was premature. If it’s true he’s a Sox fan, Pope Leo XIV would be the team’s second representative of the Vatican after former Sox pitcher “The Pope” Donn Pall.

John Prevost, Pope Leo's older brother, confirmed his MLB allegiance in multiple interviews, putting to rest the debate between the North and South Side.

"He's Sox, and then the radio announced Cubs, and that's not true," the pope's older brother, John Prevost, told CBS News Chicago.

Starting in six games so far for the Cubs' Triple-A affiliate, the Iowa Cubs in 2025, Horton has posted a 1.29 ERA and a 0.86 WHIP, giving up just 12 hits, four walks and two home runs in 29 innings pitched.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Chicago Cubs vs. New York Mets MLB game to be played on May 9, 2025 on ESPN.

Francisco Lindor led off with the first of New York’s four solo homers and the Mets rolled to a 7-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series. Brett Baty and Jeff McNeil went deep in the second while Juan Soto homered in the fourth to help the Mets improve to 14-3 at Citi Field.

Francisco Lindor led off with the first of New York’s four solo homers and the Mets rolled to a 7-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series

The Mets blasted four home runs in the opening four innings and cruised to a 7-2 victory over the Cubs on Friday night at Citi Field.