I think the one thing that means a lot about it is doing it all here,” Happ said. “I think that’s the thing that means a ton.”

Happ became the eighth active player with 1,000 games with one team, according to the Elias Soorts Bureau, joining a group that includes Aaron Judge, Mike Trout and José Ramírez. He is the 21st player to appear in at least his first 1,000 games with Chicago, according to the team.

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