Overview

• The Cubs will honor Rizzo in a pregame ceremony Saturday against the Rays at Wrigley Field, where he will officially retire with the franchise.
• Rizzo posted a photo on X Friday showing the jersey he will wear, covered with signatures from children he has visited at Lurie Children’s Hospital.
• The jersey reflects a tradition from his Cubs years in which young patients autographed his uniform after hospital visits.
• A Hodgkin lymphoma survivor, Rizzo has focused his philanthropy on pediatric cancer care through his family foundation’s support of Lurie Children’s Hospital.
• According to ESPN’s Jesse Rogers, the Cubs plan to name Rizzo a team ambassador following his retirement.