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Full Name:
 

Anthony Vincent Rizzo​

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Nicknames:

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“Tony"

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Born:  
   

August 8, 1989 

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Family:  

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Father: John
Mother: Laurie
Brother: John (older)
Partner: Emily Vakos @emilyvakos
Ex-partner: Chelsea Smith

His brother was a lineman for the Florida Atlantic University football team.

 

He was engaged to his partner (Emily Vakos) on June 1, 2017. They met while she was at Arizona State and interning for the Cubs’ nutrition team.
Vakos attended Arizona State University from 2012 to 2016 and earned a degree in Nutrition and Food Management. She was born January 9, 1994 in Dallas, Texas to Stephanie Sudwischer and Mark Vakos,

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Friends:  

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Close friends with Kris Bryant.

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School:  

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(**Be careful with this information - See extra)

 

Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Parkland, Florida

Mascot: Eagles

 

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Planned to attend Florida Atlantic University but signed instead

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Baseball Related:

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2007 - Drafed by the Boston Red Sox (204th overall).

 

2010 - Traded (with Casey Kelly, Reymond Fuentes, and Eric Patterson) to the San Diego Padres for Adrian Gonzalez.

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2011 - June 9th - Major League debut with the San Diego Padres. Struck out his first at bat.

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2012 - Traded by the Padres (with Zach Cates) to the Chicago Cubs for Andrew Cashner and Kyung-Min Na.

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2013 - Signed a 7-year contract with the Cubs ($41 million).

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2016 - Won a World Series with the Chicago Cubs.
 

Extra:

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Miami Dolphins fan.

 

Favorite band: Coldplay

 

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***Caution*** (Do not the following things to heckle)

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2008 - He was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma and had to go through chemotherapy for six months. 

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2018 - A shooting occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where Rizzo went to school (leaving 17 dead).

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Sample Heckles:

 

Not available

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@ARizzo44