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“I’m sure he’s very, very happy about that.”Ĭlick here to follow the Cubs Talk Podcast. I don’t know if we’ll ever have that chance again, but I am a career. I’d rather face someone throwing 95 than facing 55. “I am probably the worst position-player-hitting person there is,” Freeman said. Rizzo took the mound in the middle of a Braves’ blowout win and faced Freeman. “I was doing sprints earlier too,” Rizzo told Freeman during that game, as aired on the broadcast.Ī little over a week later, Rizzo and Freeman went viral again. The difference is Rizzo thinks he’s fast. It produced a pretty fun moment for the game of baseball.” You’ve got to remember to have fun when you play this game. “Baseball is a kids game it’s an enjoyable game. I could hear him yelling my name as he was running me down. He’s not too fast,” Freeman told Kaplan with a laugh. Rizzo, who was mic’d up, yelled Freeman’s name while chasing after him during a rundown. Memories of Rizzo’s time with the Cubs are sure to come up all weekend, but Freddie Freeman got a head start.įreeman, who’s in town with the Dodgers this week to face the White Sox, joined “Unfiltered with David Kaplan” on Wednesday and looked back on two of baseball’s most viral moments from the 2021 season.įirst, there was the Sunday Night Baseball matchup between the Cubs and Braves at Wrigley Field. The Cubs will face Anthony Rizzo this weekend for the first time since trading him to the Yankees last summer. Viral moments with ex-Cub Rizzo fond memories for Freeman originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago