"Not f***g leaving! The show goes on!" "Couldn’t be more pumped to have you and Willy stay" - Ian Happ shares 'Leonardo DiCaprio' gif after surviving trade deadline, Chicago Cubs fans go wild

Rejoice, Chicago Cubs fans. Ian Happ is not “expletive” leaving!After rampant speculations in recent weeks, the Cubs have successfully held on to their All-Star outfielder as the trade deadline runs down this evening.Happ channeled his inner Jordan Belfort and posted a gif of an iconic scene from “The Wolf of Wall Street”.Just like Leonardo DiCaprio, who plays Belfort in the movie, Happ declared to his legion of Chicago fans: “I am not f****** leaving.” And indeed, the show will now go on.Ian Happ@ihapp_1277304040https://t.co/5lp9jfqm7QNaturally, Chicago Cubs fans are beyond ecstatic and over the moon.Katie Moriarty@KTCubs_17@ihapp_1 Omg! Not fucking leaving! The show goes on!781@ihapp_1 Omg! Not fucking leaving! The show goes on!alison p.@ChicagoAli@ihapp_1 @NiseiLounge Got to see you hit the first pitch of the season for a HR down in Miami. Then you hit two HRs, one from each side of the plate, at a game I was at about a month later. Glad you’re still around!61@ihapp_1 @NiseiLounge Got to see you hit the first pitch of the season for a HR down in Miami. Then you hit two HRs, one from each side of the plate, at a game I was at about a month later. Glad you’re still around!Talkin’ Baseball@TalkinBaseball_@ihapp_1 FACE OF THE CUBS 🗣308@ihapp_1 FACE OF THE CUBS 🗣Several clubs, including the likes of the Dodgers, Blue Jays and Padres, have all been linked to Happ. The 27-year-old is averaging .279/.360/.436 in 408 plate appearances this season. He recently earned his first-ever All-Star call-up.Cubs Zone ™️@CubsZone@ihapp_1 THAT’S MY LEFT FIELDER3999@ihapp_1 THAT’S MY LEFT FIELDERalyssa :)@lyyssachi@ihapp_1 @audie_eliza1771 MY LEFT FIELDER FOREVER82@ihapp_1 @audie_eliza1771 MY LEFT FIELDER FOREVERkarim dajani@karim_dajani@ihapp_1 Hell yeah cubs fans can breathe finally31@ihapp_1 Hell yeah cubs fans can breathe finallyHapp is under the club's control until the end of 2023. He has spent his entire career with the Cubs since joining as a first-round draft pick in 2015.Chicago Cubs hold onto Willson Contreras despite impending free agency It hasn’t been a quiet trade window for the Chicago Cubs, with Mychal Givens, David Robertson, Chris Martin and Scott Effross departing in recent days. Thankfully for them, their bullpen exodus didn’t get any worse.Ian Happ is not the only major name that the Cubs have held onto. 3-time All-Star catcher Willson Contreras is also going to stay put, after weeks of doubt surrounding his future.Bryan Rowe@lugnut106@ihapp_1 @thekapman Glad you’re both still Cubs!!2106@ihapp_1 @thekapman Glad you’re both still Cubs!! https://t.co/1JrxG2EOCAChris Valvo@Chris_Valvo@ihapp_1 Couldn’t be more pumped to have you and Willy stay. I want to see the both of you lead the next great Cubs team. You deserve it. Loyalty has to count for something.1@ihapp_1 Couldn’t be more pumped to have you and Willy stay. I want to see the both of you lead the next great Cubs team. You deserve it. Loyalty has to count for something.Happ is arbitration controlled until the end of next year, making it easy to understand why the Cubs are under no pressure to trade.However, Contreras will be a free agent after this season. Taking that into account, Chicago's decision not to trade Contreras seems all the more baffling.Jared Wyllys@jwyllysThe Cubs not trading Ian Happ makes sense because they still have the year of control. But holding on to Willson Contreras at this point sure seems like an extension is coming.67936The Cubs not trading Ian Happ makes sense because they still have the year of control. But holding on to Willson Contreras at this point sure seems like an extension is coming.&quot;The Cubs not trading Ian Happ makes sense because they still have the year of control. But holding on to Willson Contreras at this point sure seems like an extension is coming.&quot; - Jared WyllysIt is unclear why the Cubs had a change of heart. Who knows, maybe they have plans to offer him a new multi-year deal after all.We haven’t seen any suggestion of that yet, but you never know. Otherwise, the Cubs' decision not to trade him will seem bizarre.

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