Yankees Legend Announces Retirement in Bizarre Way

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00:00Yankees legend announces retirement in bizarre way.

00:05Baseball fans pour one out for the end of an era.

00:07Yankees ace Anthony Rizzo is officially calling it a career.

00:11And baseball fans everywhere are feeling all the feels.

00:1414 seasons, 3 all-star nods, 4 gold gloves.

00:19A heart of gold, a bat that could shake Wrigley,

00:21and a legacy that's going straight into the Chicago Cubs history books.

00:25The 36-year-old fan favorite is set to retire as a Cub

00:29with an on-field ceremony at Wrigley Field this Saturday,

00:32before the Cubs face the Rays.

00:34Yet Rizzo isn't fading away.

00:36He remains a team ambassador,

00:38offering front office flair instead of swinging a bat.

00:41Let's rewind a bit.

00:43Rizzo didn't just play for the Cubs, he became a Cub.

00:47Arriving in a 2012 trade,

00:49he turned into a franchise cornerstone

00:51with MVP votes for five consecutive years.

00:5330-plus homers in four seasons,

00:56and breaking the Cubs' 108-year curse

00:58with a historic 2016 World Series win.

01:02But Rizzo's career didn't end in Chicago.

01:05He spent his last four seasons with the Yankees,

01:07grappling with a series of challenging injuries

01:10like a concussion and a fractured forearm.

01:13This could dishearten anyone.

01:15Yet Rizzo stayed true to himself,

01:17leading, smiling, and even enjoying a beer at Yankee Stadium

01:20just before retiring.

01:21The crowd loved it, classic Rizzo savoring each moment.

01:25In February, he told The Athletic

01:27he still felt he had more to offer,

01:29acknowledging the struggle for veterans in MLB.

01:32Older guys get squeezed.

01:34What's remarkable is how Rizzo embraced this reality,

01:37not with bitterness, but with authenticity and grace.

01:41Off the field, he made an impact

01:43by launching the Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation

01:45to support pediatric cancer patients and their families.

01:48For a guy who crushed homers and raised banners,

01:51he also lifted hearts.

01:52That's legacy stuff.

01:54So, yeah, Rizzo might be hanging up the cleats,

01:57but the man's never really leaving the game.

01:59Or the city that made him a legend.

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