Anthony Rizzo has retired from Main League Baseball after 14 seasons. Along with the Chicago Cubs, the New York Yankees have been additionally one of many groups the primary baseman performed for, in actual fact, he spent his final 4 years of his MLB profession with the Bronx Bombers. The information was confirmed by Cubs CEO Tom Ricketts, who stated:
“Anthony Rizzo was the face of one of the profitable eras in Chicago Cubs historical past and we’re thrilled that he can be a part of our group for a few years to return. His play on the sphere spoke for itself and he was acknowledged with a number of All-Star appearances,” he stated
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Anthony Rizzo to turn out to be Cubs ambassador on September 13
Anthony Rizzo will retire as a Cub throughout a ceremony at Wrigley Subject earlier than Saturday’s recreation in opposition to the Tampa Bay Rays. Rizzo can even turn out to be an envoy for the Cubs after hanging up his boots and can accomplish that this weekend in entrance of his house crowd who’ve supported him all through his profession.
Different Cubs ambassadors embrace Andre Dawson, Ryan Dempster, Fergie Jenkins, Lee Smith, Billy Williams, Kerry Wooden and Ben Zobrist. In-memoriam ambassadors embrace Ernie Banks, Ryne Sandberg and Ron Santo.
Anthony Rizzo retires from MLB with 303 house runs
The 36-year-old performed 10 of his 14 main league seasons with Chicago. The infielder hit .272 with 242 house runs and 784 RBIs for the Cubs, whom he helped win their first championship in 108 years in 2016.
Along with his 4 Gold Gloves, Rizzo received a Platinum Glove and a Silver Slugger. He performed his rookie season with the San Diego Padres and accomplished his Main League profession with 1,644 hits, 303 house runs and 965 RBIs in 1,727 video games.
