Cubs owners also active in politics, though loyalties split (Yahoo Sports)

The World Series is hardly the only historic contest preoccupying the owners of the Chicago Cubs this fall. The wealthy Ricketts family - Joe and Marlene, and their adult children Pete, Tom, Todd and Laura - also are big players in the political arena, hosting high-dollar fundraisers and donating millions to influence the presidential election. Most of the Ricketts are Republicans who support GOP nominee Donald Trump, though during the primary Joe and Marlene spent millions to stop the New York businessman, prompting Trump to lash out at the family on Twitter.