MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JULY 27: Anthony Rizzo # 44 of the Chicago Cubs rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the third inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on July 27, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell / Getty Images)
Anthony Rizzo looks thin.
As we’ve seen, there are a lot of changes in the big leagues since the COVID-19 outbreak. But a significant change comes from Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo. It seems that Rizzo has lost some weight in the past few months.
In a report by Yahoo! Sports, Rizzo has lost about 25 pounds. He has been training with quality control coach Mike Napoli, who helped him make the transformation. He said he was in good shape for spring training already, but that he and Napoli were quarantined friends and were being quarantined.
Since summer camp started last week, his teammates, including Ian Happ, have noticed the change and seem willing to do so. Happ said he loves change. He said: “Rizzo looks great. I was watching him try on smaller clothes because everything he had was a little big. Very nice to see it shrink. It looks absolutely wonderful. “
Anthony Rizzo’s weight loss makes him look like a different person.
Rizzo joked that when he got home from spring training in March, he was going to gain 50 pounds or get back in shape. And judging from the looks of things, he’s made great progress ahead of the upcoming 60-game season.
For Rizzo, staying healthy and making improvements is especially important. In 2008, he was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. Therefore, taking every precaution during the COVID-19 pandemic is as important as ever, even though he says he is “technically cured.” He said his oncologist contacted him after spring training was canceled, stressing the importance of washing hands and wearing a face mask.
It will be interesting to see how your progress will translate into the field. Teammates say he looks faster and generally better. That gives the Cubs a lot of hope as they seek to squeeze a successful season out of a window of about two months.
