Cubs to raise championship banner before home opener

The first two games of next season at Wrigley Field will be filled with more celebration for the Chicago Cubs and their fans.

Prior to the Cubs' home opener - scheduled for April 10 against the Los Angeles Dodgers - the team will raise a championship banner, then hold a World Series ring ceremony before the second game in the series, owner Tom Ricketts said at a convention Saturday, according to the Chicago Sun-Times' Gordon Wittenmyer.

Though it's unclear exactly where you raise a banner in an open-air stadium, after a 108-year drought, it's likely anywhere will do.

Taking a page out of the Kansas City Royals' book, Chicago will also wear special uniforms for the ring ceremony, according to Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune.