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  6. article_body => "<p>Andre Dawson is about to get a welcome back to Sweet Home Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>The Hall of Famer is reportedly about to rejoin the Cubs&nbsp;organization in some capacity, according to a Monday-morning tweet from USA Today's Bob Nightengale.<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Miami <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Marlins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Marlins<\/a> loss is the Chicago <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cubs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cubs<\/a> gain as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HOF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HOF<\/a> Andre Dawson, one of classiest men in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MLB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MLB<\/a>, about to officially rejoin organization<\/p>&mdash; Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BNightengale\/status\/932611767741562880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>Nightengale&nbsp;didn't specify what Dawson's role will be, but the former Cubs outfielder has plenty of front-office and organizational experience after spending years&nbsp;with the Florida\/Miami Marlins.<\/p>\n<p>According to NBC Sports Chicago's Patrick Mooney, Dawson figures to have a role similar to that of Ryne Sandberg, his former teammate, as an ambassador of sorts and that Dawson is not coming back for a coaching job.<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Andre Dawson to rejoin <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cubs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cubs<\/a> organization after Derek Jeter&#39;s takeover of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Marlins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Marlins<\/a>, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BNightengale?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BNightengale<\/a>, presumably in a Ryne Sandberg-like ambassador role. The Hawk is not a candidate for Joe Maddon&#39;s coaching staff.<\/p>&mdash; Patrick Mooney (@PJ_Mooney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PJ_Mooney\/status\/932636436154679297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>Dawson spent 21 seasons in the big leagues, six of those on the North Side. He was named to the National League All-Star team in five of those six seasons and won the NL MVP as a Cub in 1987.<\/p>\n<p>Dawson went into the Hall of Fame in 2010, though he's sporting a Montreal Expos hat on his plaque after playing 11 seasons north of the border.<\/p>\n<p>His longtime ties to the Marlins organization started when he spent the final two seasons of his career in Florida, appearing&nbsp;in 121 games for the Fish in 1995 and 1996. His relationship with that organization lasted until this year's ownership change.<\/p>\n<p>There's no doubt that Dawson will be happily welcomed back to Chicago, both by the Cubs and by Cubs fans, no matter what his new position entails.<\/p>\n"
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Andre Dawson is about to get a welcome back to Sweet Home Chicago.

The Hall of Famer is reportedly about to rejoin the Cubs organization in some capacity, according to a Monday-morning tweet from USA Today's Bob Nightengale.

Nightengale didn't specify what Dawson's role will be, but the former Cubs outfielder has plenty of front-office and organizational experience after spending years with the Florida/Miami Marlins.

According to NBC Sports Chicago's Patrick Mooney, Dawson figures to have a role similar to that of Ryne Sandberg, his former teammate, as an ambassador of sorts and that Dawson is not coming back for a coaching job.

Dawson spent 21 seasons in the big leagues, six of those on the North Side. He was named to the National League All-Star team in five of those six seasons and won the NL MVP as a Cub in 1987.

Dawson went into the Hall of Fame in 2010, though he's sporting a Montreal Expos hat on his plaque after playing 11 seasons north of the border.

His longtime ties to the Marlins organization started when he spent the final two seasons of his career in Florida, appearing in 121 games for the Fish in 1995 and 1996. His relationship with that organization lasted until this year's ownership change.

There's no doubt that Dawson will be happily welcomed back to Chicago, both by the Cubs and by Cubs fans, no matter what his new position entails.