Back when then-newly signed Chicago Cubs’ President Theo Epstein rolled out a blueprint, we knew something special was going to happen. What we didn’t know, at the time, is that he would soon acquire someone who was more than a ballplayer.
An individual who set the bar at an all-time high almost immediately.
Each year, Anthony Rizzo and his foundation bring smiles to those who are currently walking a path he once walked himself. Following a diagnosis of Hodgkin’s lymphoma in April 2008, Rizzo underwent treatment.
Not only did Anthony overcome this obstacle, he used it as motivation to become an even better player than he was before.