Chicago Cubs Sets Rom-Com Series ‘Nine Innings to Love’

By William Earl

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From stealing bases to stealing hearts, the Chicago Cubs are getting into the content game.

The baseball team just announced the upcoming release of “Nine Innings to Love,” a scripted rom-com series that is set to launch on the team’s TikTok account on Sept. 4. The series is inspired by the real-life phenomenon of fans meeting and sparking a connection at Cubs games.

The story is told across nine innings of baseball and consists of 17 short-form, social-first episodes. The series was created and written by the Cubs’ creative arm, Cubs Productions, with production services provided by Chicago’s Coyote Sun Productions. The series is directed by Adam Sobel.

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