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When will former top prospect Brailyn Marquez get back on a mound for the Chicago Cubs?

Cubs pitcher Brailyn Marquez delivers to the White Sox in the eighth inning on Sept. 27, 2020, at Guaranteed Rate Field.

MESA, Ariz. — Brailyn Marquez’s winding road to get back on a baseball field continues to challenge the Chicago Cubs’ former top prospect.

The last two years certainly have tested Marquez. Two bouts with COVID-19 at the onset of spring training in 2021 and 2022 eventually led to both of his seasons being wiped out by ripple effects of the illness. He developed myocarditis and was sidelined for

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