Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu na paragraf a - Amụrụ ma tolite na San Diego, California, Prior goro Tom House ka ọ bụrụ onye nkuzi nkuzi ya na ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị. Ọrụ ya na Mahadum nke Southern California, ebe o meriri Golden Spikes Award, hụrụ ya ka ọ bụrụ otu n'ime atụmanya kachasị na MLB draft nke 2001, mgbe ọ bụ onye nke abụọ na-ahọrọ ndị Cubs. O mere naanị isii n'ime obere egwuregwu tupu ọ bido na otu ahụ na 2002. N'afọ 2003, ọ bịara nke atọ na National League (NL) Cy Young Award ịtụ vootu, na-eso n'etiti ndị isi na mmeri 18, 2.43 na-enweta ọsọ ọsọ (ERA), na 245 strikeouts. N'inyere ndị Cubs aka imeri aha NL Central, o meriri Greg Maddux na NL Division Series ma merie Egwuregwu 2 nke NL Championship Series, mana ọ nọ n'elu ugwu maka Egwuregwu 6 mgbe Steve Bartman
gbochiri Moisés Alou ijide bọọlụ na-adịghị mma (Bartman bụ otu n'ime ọtụtụ ndị na-akwado ndị gbalịrị ijide bọọlụ na-adịghị mma nke doro anya na ndị na-ege ntị).