MESA, Ariz. — Miguel Amaya had a year-long wish accomplished on Tuesday.

Last year, Amaya acquired a retro, no. 23, blue Cubs pullover jersey the team wore in the 1980s. He had wanted the player who made that number famous — Ryne Sandberg — to sign it.

On Tuesday morning, the Cubs catcher strolled into the team’s clubhouse at Sloan Park with a smile and the jersey signed by the Hall of Fame second baseman.

“Today, finally, he was able to,” Amaya said at his locker in Spanish, moments after tucking the jersey away in his locker. “Honestly, super excited to get an autograph from someone so iconic to this team.”

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Amaya appreciates the history of the game and clearly understands the impact “Ryno” has had on the franchise.

“Because of his trajectory with the team, the type of person that he is, all the battles he’s gone through,” Amaya said of his desire to have the jersey signed. “He’s a great competitor and a great example for all the guys.”

He also picked his brain and tried to impart any lessons that Sandberg would offer.

“We talked about the game, the speed of the game, how to control everything and the atmosphere at Wrigley Field and being a winner,” Amaya said.

Tucker goes deep

The Cubs took their drills to Sloan Park for the first time this spring, hitting inside the Cactus League stadium.

Colin Rea, Julian Merryweather and Eli Morgan all threw live batting practice sessions to a group of hitters that featured Kyle Tucker, Seiya Suzuki, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Dansby Swanson, among others.

Tucker, like he did Monday, stole the show again.

Facing Morgan, Tucker crushed a home run to right field off the new Cubs reliever.

[WATCH: Kyle Tucker details his routine and approach in the batter’s box]

40, the new 30?

The Cubs reported addition of Justin Turner, 40, provides a veteran bat to the team’s lineup.

It also gives them one of the oldest players in the game — the fifth-eldest, for those keeping score at home.

His age had his future teammates in awe.

“He’s won; he’s been an All-Star. He’s done it all,” left fielder Ian Happ said. “So the fact that he wants to come back and keep going is really awesome. He loves baseball. He wants to be a part of it. It’s really cool.”

So, can Happ see himself playing at that age?

“Wouldn’t that be special?” Happ asked with a smile.