ANTHONY RIZZO NEWS

Rizzo ends talks; Odor getting cut; restrictions to loosen Anthony Rizzo is cutting off talks with the Chicago Cubs on a new contract and is prepared to play the season as free...

MARCH 29, 2021 • USATODAY.COM

Rizzo ends talks; Odor getting cut; restrictions to loosen Anthony Rizzo is cutting off talks with the Chicago Cubs on a new contract and is prepared to play the season as free agency looms after the...

MARCH 29, 2021 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Rizzo ends talks; Odor getting cut; restrictions to loosen

Anthony Rizzo is cutting off talks with the Chicago Cubs on a new contract and is prepared to play the season as free agency looms after the World Series

MARCH 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

All-Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo cuts off contract talks with Cubs MESA, Ariz. — Anthony Rizzo is cutting off talks with the Chicago Cubs on a new contract and is prepared to play the season as free agency l...

MARCH 29, 2021 • TRIBLIVE.COM

Rizzo cuts off talks with Cubs as free agency looms

Anthony Rizzo is cutting off talks with the Chicago Cubs on a new contract and is prepared to play the season as free agency looms after the World Series

MARCH 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Anthony Rizzo and Cubs still far apart in contract extension talks Anthony Rizzo is set to play out the final year of his contract after he and the Cubs could not come to an agreement on a new deal before Op...

MARCH 29, 2021 • FANSIDED.COM

Bruce, Sandoval on big league rosters, Maybin, Frazier cut

Jay Bruce returned to the major leagues, making the New York Yankees’ roster at the deadline for decisions on free agents who had gone to spring training with minor league contract...

MARCH 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Latest Anthony Rizzo contract update is good news for Cubs fans It sounds like the Chicago Cubs and Anthony Rizzo might be able to strike a deal before the season starts. With less than a week until Open...

MARCH 27, 2021 • FANSIDED.COM

Mic'd up Rizzo calls fastball, and Joc homers Anthony Rizzo called it. Joc Pederson crushed it. In the first inning of Friday's game against the Giants, Rizzo watched Pederson's at-bat a...

MARCH 26, 2021 • MLB.COM

Rosenthal: Bobby Witt Sr. on Junior's Royals chances; Freeman and Rizzo's extension potential; more notes Where will Bobby Witt Jr. start the 2021 season? Who's more likely to get an extension, Freddie Freeman or Anthony Rizzo?

MARCH 20, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Nats reliever Harris out with blood clot in pitching arm

Washington Nationals reliever Will Harris has a blood clot in his right arm and the team doesn’t expect him to be in the bullpen on opening day

MARCH 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Could hit third Rizzo, who slotted in as the No. 3 hitter for Wednesday's Cactus League game against the Padres, could hit there regularly this season, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Impact Willson Contreras batted second Wednesday and might do the same during the regular season, and manager David Ross has hinted that he will bat Rizzo third and Kris Bryant fourth. The Cubs have a strong lineup on paper, though a lot of their big names struggled in 2020. If they get back on track, Rizzo should be able to post strong numbers from the premium lineup spot.

MARCH 18, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Astros LHP Framber Valdez gets positive update on injury

The Houston Astros received a positive update on left-hander Framber Valdez on the same day Forrest Whitley had season-ending surgery on his right elbow

MARCH 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ross thinks Chicago Cubs lineup will rebound in full season

Chicago Cubs manager David Ross thinks his team’s biggest offensive stars will rebound over the course of a more conventional season

MARCH 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Amazin' at-bat: Mets' Guillorme draws 22-pitch walk vs Hicks

New York Mets backup Luis Guillorme had quite an at-bat in spring training Sunday

MARCH 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Anthony Rizzo optimistic about extension with Chicago Cubs Spring training is a time for optimism, a time where even fans of the lowliest teams can imagine that maybe this will be the year everything...

MARCH 13, 2021 • CALLTOTHEPEN.COM

Hopeful about extension Rizzo said he is "very optimistic" about reaching a contract extension with the Cubs during spring training, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Impact The star first baseman is set to become a free agent next offseason unless he and the Cubs agree on an extension. Rizzo is currently playing on a $16.5 million team option for the 2021 season, and he'll be looking to bounce back after his OPS dipped to .756 during the shortened 2020 season, his lowest mark since 2013.

MARCH 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Cactus League report: Anthony Rizzo is in a groove for the Cubs — and a White Sox lineup that’s full of pests Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo has two homers in his first 12 spring training at-bats. After Rizzo was homerless in the Cactus Lea...

MARCH 9, 2021 • CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM

Arihara settles into 2nd start for Rangers, 3 solid innings

Kohei Arihara bounced back from a shaky spring training debut for the Texas Rangers, pitching three innings against the Chicago Cubs

MARCH 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Indians minus Ramírez, Reyes after they break virus protocol

The Cleveland Indians have broken COVID-19 protocols for the third time in less than a year, this time costing them third baseman José Ramírez and slugger Franmil Reyes

MARCH 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blasts first spring home run Rizzo went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's Cactus League game against the Mariners.

Impact Rizzo hit his first spring home run, joining Joc Pederson in slugging a two-run shot for Chicago. The 31-year-old first baseman had his $16.5 million team option picked up during the offseason, and he'll look to bounce back this year after posting a .756 OPS in 2020, his worst mark since 2013.

MARCH 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Ross has no doubt who'll lead off for Cubs PEORIA, Ariz. -- When Cubs manager David Ross assembled his first lineup of the spring on Monday, he listed Anthony Rizzo in the first slot....

MARCH 2, 2021 • MLB.COM

Bryant open to new deal, knows time as Cub could wind down

Slugger Kris Bryant says he is open to signing a long-term contract to remain with the Cubs before his deal expires at the end of the season

FEBRUARY 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Anthony Rizzo isn’t dwelling on his looming free agency, knowing the Chicago Cubs offense needs to ‘prove it’ in 2021 Anthony Rizzo didn’t sound concerned about negotiating a new deal while Kris Bryant and Javier Baez potentially do the same. As their agents...

FEBRUARY 23, 2021 • CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM

As Cubs rethink their future, Anthony Rizzo makes it clear he wants an extension Anthony Rizzo, along with Kris Bryant and Javier Báez, enters the final year of his contract but says his focus will be solely on the field.

FEBRUARY 23, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM