Report: Trump expected to name Cubs co-owner to commerce department

Less than a month after watching his Chicago Cubs win their first World Series in 108 years, team co-owner Todd Ricketts is reportedly on the verge of joining the United States Department of Commerce.

Ricketts is expected to be picked by President-elect Donald Trump to be the new deputy secretary of the commerce department, two sources told CNN.

The Ricketts and Trump have a well-documented history. In February, Trump told the family to be careful, and that they have a lot to hide, after it was revealed Marlene Ricketts - Todd's mother - contributed $3 million to a group publishing ads and videos opposing Trump's political campaign.

"It's a little surreal when Donald Trump threatens your mom," Todd's brother, Tom Ricketts, told reporters in February. "The fact is, whether it's my mom or my dad on his spending stuff or my sister on marriage equality or my brothers and what they do or what we do with the team, we're pretty much an open book."

Trump said in March that he'd launch attack ads about the Cubs on how they aren't properly run and how the Ricketts "haven't done a good job in the brokerage business lately."

Things changed in September, however, when Joe Ricketts - Todd's father - endorsed Trump, with the family even donating $1 million to his campaign.

"The Ricketts decided they could not sit back and watch Hillary Clinton become the next president of the United States," the Ricketts' political adviser, Brian Baker, said at the time. "Even though the Ricketts supported other candidates during the primary, they believe it is time to unite behind the nominees. ... This is all about helping Republicans win in the fall."