The Chicago Cubs have been blessed to enjoy first baseman Anthony Rizzo for the better part of a decade. His story on how he was traded to the Cubs and his battle against Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a form of cancer, is quite the redemption story.
Last year, Rizzo got off to a cold start, then came roaring back to post his fourth consecutive 100-RBI campaign, making him the first left-handed Cubs hitter in history to accomplish such a feat. Earlier this season, he eclipsed 200 home runs with Chicago – another remarkable accomplishment for the team’s unofficial captain.