Anthony Rizzo

Anthony Rizzo is an American professional baseball player. He currently plays for the ‘Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball’ (MLB) as a first baseman. He made his ‘MLB’ debut in 2011 with the ‘San Diego Padres’ after he was selected in the sixth round of the ‘2007 MLB Draft.’ He was first selected by the ‘Boston Red Sox’ but was traded to the ‘San Diego Padres’ after the 2010 season. He was again traded to the ‘Cubs,’ in 2012. Rizzo became the first ‘Chicago Cubs’ player to have three game winning RBI’s (Run Batted In) in his first five games. In 2013, he signed a $41 million deal with the ‘Cubs’ for 7 years. In the same year, he played in the ‘World Baseball Classic’ for Italy. In 2014, he played his first ‘All-Star’ game. He is also a three time ‘All-Star.’ He is the recipient of ‘Silver Slugger Award,’ ‘Gold Glove,’ and ‘Platinum Glove Award’ among many others. In 2016, he helped his team win their first ever ‘World Series’ title, a win that came after 100 years for the ‘Cubs.’