Anthony Rizzo retires with the Chicago Cubs, nearly catches home run in Wrigley bleachers
September 13, 2025
Anthony Rizzo celebrated his retirement in the famed bleachers in Wrigley Field. It was quite a day. Rizzo joined the Chicago Cubs as a team ambassador and threw out a ceremonial first pitch to Cubs outfielder Ian Happ, one of his former teammates. Then he grabbed a seat in the bleachers in left for the Cubs’ afternoon game against Tampa Bay. The 36-year-old Rizzo nearly hauled in Moisés Ballesteros’ first career homer for Chicago in the second inning, but it went off his hands. A fan next to Rizzo retrieved the ball. The big first baseman helped the Cubs win the World Series in 2016 for the franchise’s first title since 1908.