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After the last game Anthony Rizzo played at Wrigley Field, he and his family stayed and roamed the outfield. They snapped photos and added one more memory to the trove they already had in that building.
He leaned back into the ivy, letting the vines and brick support him – before saying goodbye to his home field.
It was 2021 on the eve of the trade deadline. And Rizzo had been informed that he was going to the Yankees, ending a decade-long Cubs tenure that spanned a rebuild, three All-Star nods, five postseason appearances, and a World Series.