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Anthony Rizzo tied with Yankees legend

One of the most surprising changes of this MLB final date was the one who sent the New York Yankees to first baseman Anthony Rizzo, who after a lifetime with the Cubs came to the Bronx and has already made himself felt in his first encounters with the striped team. He even put his name in the record book together one of the greatest players in the history of the Yankees.

On Saturday, Rizzo hit his second home run in a Yankees uniform in the same number of games and with it, according to data from Katie Sharp of Baseball Reference, the first baseman became only the second Yankee in history to have. more than 5 runs scored and two or more RBIs in his first two meetings with the organization, along with Joe DiMaggio.

In addition, Rizzo became the first Yankees player in history to reach base 8 or more times in his first two meetings with the franchise, making himself felt already in the Bronx team.

In his first two games with the Yankees, Rizzo is hitting .800 with four hits in 9 plate appearances, three walks and has only been pulled out once.

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