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====Firsts since renovation==== On May 26, 2015, Cubs rookie third baseman [[Kris Bryant]] became the first to hit the new left field videoscreen with his {{convert|477|ft|adj=on}} home run.<ref>{{cite web|title=Harper Gets Mad at Eventual HR, Bryant 1st to Hit Wrigley Videoboard|first=Matt|last=Snyder|url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25196484/bryce-harper-gets-mad-at-eventual-hr-kris-bryant-hits-wrigley-videoboard|work=[[CBS Sports]]|date=May 26, 2015|access-date=October 17, 2016|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221031/http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25196484/bryce-harper-gets-mad-at-eventual-hr-kris-bryant-hits-wrigley-videoboard|url-status=dead}}</ref> On October 13, the Cubs clinched a playoff series at home in Wrigley Field for the first time in franchise history, with a 6β4 victory in game four of the [[2015 National League Division Series|2015 NLDS]]. After Anthony Rizzo hit what would be the game-winning and series-winning home run in the sixth inning, Kyle Schwarber's seventh inning home run ball landed on top of the right field scoreboard. The ball was left in place, encased in clear plexiglass to protect it from the elements,<ref>{{cite web |title=Cubs Will Preserve Kyle Schwarber's Mammoth HR That Landed on Top of the Wrigley Field Scoreboard|first=Mike|last=Bertha|url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/kyle-schwarbers-game-4-home-run-landed-on-scoreboard/c-154428196|publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]]|date=October 14, 2015|access-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref> but was removed in 2016.<ref>{{cite web | title=Cubs remove Kyle Schwarber's home-run ball from Wrigley Field scoreboard|first=Ted|last=Berg|url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/01/kyle-schwarber-home-run-ball-wrigley-field-chicago-cubs-mlb|publisher=[[USA Today]]|date=January 13, 2016|access-date=September 18, 2019}}</ref>
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