Three-time All-Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo, who played 14 MLB seasons with the Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees and San Diego Padres, has officially announced his retirement.
Although he was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 2007 and made his MLB debut as a member of the Padres, Rizzo made his mark in the majors over his 10 seasons in Chicago.
He was one of the cornerstones of the Cubs team that broke a 108-year World Series drought by winning the 2016 Fall Classic in seven games over Cleveland. That year, Rizzo posted career highs in batting average (.292), home runs (32) and RBIs (109) as he finished fourth in the NL MVP balloting and won the first of his four Gold Gloves.
In his 10th season with Chicago, Rizzo was dealt to the Yankees at the 2021 trade deadline for a pair of minor league prospects.
He helped the Yankees reach the playoffs in three of his four seasons there, making it back to one more World Series as the Yanks fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024.
A left-handed hitter who stood extremely close to the plate, Rizzo led the majors three times in getting hit by pitches.
For his career, Rizzo, 36, finished with a .261/.361/.467 slash line with 303 home runs and 965 RBIs. In addition to the four Gold Gloves, he also won the NL Silver Slugger award at first base in 2016.
He also had a memorable moment on the mound. While pitching in a blowout loss to the Atlanta Braves in 2021, he struck out fellow first baseman Freddie Freeman. Rizzo finished his career with a 0.00 ERA in two innings of work.
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