Why It Looks Like the Cubs Are Wrapping Wrigley Field in Aluminum Foil

Reynolds' clever take on a rain tarp

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When rain falls on Wrigley Field this season and the tarp gets rolled onto the field, Chicago Cubs fans will be treated to a clever marketing surprise.

The Chicago Cubs and Reynolds Consumer Products, two iconic Chicago-based brands, joined forces in early April and created the Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil rain tarp—a silver tarp resembling a sheet of aluminum foil with the Cubs and Reynolds Wrap logos on it. The branding is visible to every seat in the ballpark—even when the sun is shining.

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