Anthony Rizzo’s offseason coaching routine contains getting hit by pitches

Former Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo, now a free agent, is the lively chief in getting plunked. He will get hit a lot that he is 13th all-time after simply 11 years within the majors.

Rizzo has been hit by a pitch 178 occasions, tied with Andres Galarraga and two forward of Alex Rodriguez.

If former Cubs teammate Ian Happ‘s Instagram story is any indication, Rizzo particularly trains to resist getting hit by a pitch through the offseason, in an obvious homage to “Blissful Gilmore.”

OK, it is not precisely full velocity, however nonetheless! Appears painful! However for a man who leads lively main leaguers in HBPs, in all probability mild work.

You realize, actually, it is not even fully outdoors the realm of chance for him to make all of it the best way to the highest — he has to get hit solely 110 extra occasions to move Hughie Jennings, the all-time chief at 287. Though to be truthful to Jennings, who performed most of his profession earlier than 1900, he took these 287 photographs in solely 300 fewer at-bats than Rizzo has had in his profession. Man, pitchers again then should have had no management — or they actually disliked Hughie Jennings.