CHICAGO -- The last time David Ross was at Progressive Field in a Cubs uniform, he was being carried off the field by his teammates. He hit a critical home run in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series in the final game of his playing career.

Following a four-day break, the Cubs will head to Cleveland for a two-game series, beginning on Tuesday night. Ross has been busy preparing for those games against one of baseball's best pitching staffs, leaving little time to reflect or reminisce about that last trip to Northeast Ohio.

"Maybe when we get there. We'll see," Ross said on Monday. "I hadn't thought about it in that context yet. ... I'm looking forward to going back and competing against them. They're playing really good baseball right now. Their pitching's good.

"It's a good start back for us and having to lock it in right away [Tuesday] against a really good team."

Along with Ross, Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer spoke with reporters via Zoom on Monday's team off-day. Here are the highlights of Hoyer's nearly 20-minute chat with media.

On MLB postponing the Cubs-Cardinals games over the weekend:

Hoyer: "I was thankful that they made the decision on Friday pretty quickly. I think that we knew the game on Friday was postponed mid-morning, and then by mid-afternoon we knew the series was postponed. They didn't keep us there all weekend, canceling one game after another and scheduling doubleheaders. So I thought Major League Baseball handled the weekend great."

On the Cubs making use of the unexpected four-day break:

Hoyer: "Our players have been amazing so far in dealing with everything. I thought the way Rossy and the coaches and the players handled this break right now has been perfect. I think they realize that in 2020 there's going to be strange things that happen. You're going to have breaks and you're going to have doubleheaders, and there's nothing you can do about those things. You just have to roll with the punches, and you can't be upset by them."

On playing the Cardinals on Aug. 17-19 at Wrigley Field:

Hoyer: "We have to operate under the assumption that we will. I don't think it does any good for us to think ahead that far and to think we're not going to be playing. I hope we're playing them. I think that means good things for everybody, right?"

On the recent violence in the city of Chicago:

Hoyer: "I think this city is incredibly strong. ... This is a wonderful place to live. We just have some systemic issues we have to address, and we have a summer and a set of circumstances that have really created tremendous tension. But the city has been through things like this in the past, and it's come out really strong on the other side of it."

On sports providing a healthy escape for people right now:

Hoyer: "I love to think that we can provide a distraction for people during this time. I think that is one of the things sports can provide is some levity and some distraction. Right now, we need it."