Ian Happ has played in his 1,000th major league game — all with the Chicago Cubs. It’s that last part that makes it special for the outfielder.

Ian Happ’s journey brought him to his 1,000th game in a Chicago Cubs uniform Saturday. He became the 32nd player in franchise history and just the ninth since 1969 to reach the milestone.

CHICAGO – Cubs reliever Nate Pearson stood on the mound, jaw dropped, hands atop his head in disbelief. Ian Happ sat in the dirt in foul territory up the left-field line, shifted to a knee and tossed in the baseball that he had no business catching on Saturday afternoon.