CHICAGO — It was a step back in time for Chicago second baseman Ben Zobrist.
Before a recent game, he hopped on his bike in his uniform, with his glove in hand and wearing black P.F. Flyers, and rode to Wrigley Field.
“I just wanted to get that feeling,” he said. “It’s that feeling of you’re riding to the sandlot like a kid. This place makes you feel like a kid.”
Zobrist’s ride a few weeks ago became an Internet sensation after his singer-songwriter wife, Julianna, posted video and a picture of him on a bike ready to leave on her Instagram account.