Anthony Rizzo generally looks like he’s having fun playing baseball, whether he’s offering hand sanitizer at first base last year or joking around while mic’d up.
This time, with a mic on him during Sunday night’s Atlanta Braves 13-4 blowout of the Chicago Cubs, Rizzo had Freddie Freeman in a rundown and he started shouting “FREDERICK! FREDERICK!” at him as he chased down the first baseman on the basepath.
For the record, Rizzo is correct: Freeman’s full first name is indeed Frederick, and even if it wasn’t, this is just fantastic and delightful. Nice to get a glimpse at pro athletes having fun like they were kids:
"FREDERICK!"
Anthony Rizzo mic'd up during the rundown is comedy 😂 pic.twitter.com/6mAHEeG5E4
— ESPN (@espn) April 19, 2021
From now on, he’s FREDERICK. Those are the rules.
