Cubbage's first MLB hit was a grand slam. His final year in baseball was scouting in 2020 for The Nationals. Done in by the Covid-19 lockdown, he was able to walk away with a championship ring. Apparently, Jay Horwitz stayed in touch with him throughout his career, because of course he did. In a story shared The Charlottesville Daily Progress, Frayed Knot's periodical of choice, Horwitz recalls going to say hi to Cubbage when he was coaching for Houston. Cubbage was the kind of guy who would greet an old pal by throwing a couple of fun sparring punches at him, but Mike landed one in Jay's midsection, and Jay walked off with a cracked rib. A couple of accounts have listed Cubbage's record as interim Mets manager as 7-5, which would give him a .583 winning percentage, second only to Davey Johnson in team history, but baseball-reference says he went 3-4 (.429), which puts him back in Jeff Torborg territory.