BACK, BACK, BACK TO THE FUTURE

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JIM CAPLE via <a href="http://espn.go.com/" title="ESPN" class="espn_sc_byline">ESPN </a>
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October 21, 2015, 12:28 PM ET
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— -- he Chicago Cubs play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League wild-card game Wednesday, but we already know who will win. That's because Marty McFly learned that the Cubs swept the 2015 World Series when he traveled 30 years ahead in time in "Back to the Future, Part II.'' He also found the 1950-2000 edition of Grays Sports Almanac, which listed the results of every major sporting event during that span.

So we know that the Cubs will win this year's World Series. But what do the next decades hold for Chicago and baseball in general? You've come to the right place, because we traveled 30 years into the future to peek at the 2045 Baseball Almanac.

2016: Royals Fans Trump the Vote

2017: Cubs A Bit Out Of Whack

2018: Padres Get Sirious, Hire New GM

2019: Squeezed Out Of Tropicana Field

2020: One Hall Of A Traffic Jam

2021: The Kanye West Wing

2022: He Feared the Beards

2023: That's How You Throw Like A Girl

2024: And the Gold Medal Goes to Milwaukee

2025: Don't Kill The Umpires Just Yet

2026: If You Don't Build It, We Won't Stay

2027: Well, That and Perhaps Viagra

2028: The Day (Game) The Music Died

2029: Charlie Moron

2030: Don't Let My Elbow Go Down On Me

2031: Take Me Out To The Brain Game

2032: The Rally Monkey Had An Amazing WAR

2033: No, Canada

2034: The New Home Run/Teriyaki Chicken King

2035: The Golden Voice of Baseball

2036: Now Batting, the Shortstop, No. 102

2037: The Winter Classic

2038: Changes on the Horizon

2039: Raising the Blue Flag

2040: Fountain of Youth Still Flowing

2041: Wait, There's an Even Older Player

2042: The Class of '42 (And '41)

2043: Upon Further Review

2044: Hell Freezes Over

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