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Back in October of 2003, Steve Bartman’s life changed forever after he was involved in an infamous foul ball incident at Wrigley field. His interference on the play during game six of the NLCS against the Marlins, prevented Moises Alou from making the catch and ending an inning. The Marlins took advantage and wound up winning the game and crushing the hopes of Cubs fans everywhere who thought they were finally heading back to the World Series. Despite it being clear that it wasn’t just the one play that cost them the game and wasn’t his fault at all, he became a villain in Chicago and went into hiding. Thirteen years later, with the Cubs finally champions, it sounds like he just prefers to stay hidden.

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Fans had hoped that Bartman would have showed up for one of the World Series games, or at the very least the parade but it just wasn’t going to happen.

Frank Murtha, a lawyer who has served as Bartman’s spokesman told USA Today Sports “He was just overjoyed that the Cubs won, as all the Cubs fans are. We don’t intend to crash the parade,” Murtha said. “The one thing that Steve and I did talk about was if the Cubs were to win, he did not want to be a distraction to the accomplishments of the players and the organization.”

Fans and even the organization likely had hopes to apologize for the years of torment he endured for literally doing nothing wrong. There were other fans that night back in 2003 reaching for the ball because that’s what fans do. The way the city treated him was pretty disturbing and they pinned all their years and years of heartbreak solely on him.

Hopefully he feels a sense of happiness after the Cubs finally won but it’s pretty clear he doesn’t want anything to do with more attention.

Check out that very infamous play below, which can now be erased from the memories of all Cubs fans.

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