Ben Zobrist hasn’t officially hung up his spikes, but the former Cubs utilityman and has no plans to play in 2020.
The fan favorite Zobrist briefly talked to reporters Friday in Arizona, saying he’s more focused on his family right now.
Zobrist went through a trying 2019 season in which he spent four months on the restricted list. The 38-year-old stepped away from the Cubs in May to address a personal matter. He showed he has plenty left in the tank upon returning in September, hitting .284 with a .377 on-base percentage in 21 games.
Although he’s content not joining a big league roster right now, Zobrist wants to keep his relationship with the Cubs organization going. He hasn’t been in uniform, but he’s been at the club’s spring camp this week.
With Zobrist being a free agent, I know there will be talk on what the Cubs will do. I am sad that he is not going to play anytime soon. He was such a dynamite player for the Cubs the past couple of years.
There were talks of him and his wife, Julianna getting a divorce, which is something that is huge and understandable to take a few steps back from your career.
Personal life is way more important than playing baseball, those are the people that will be around you when your career is over. I really hope he can bounce back from this and eventually play again.
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I enjoyed reading this article to get an update on Ben Zobrist. I knew about him not planning on playing in 2020 without officially retiring, but I honestly thought he was just doing this to contemplate retirement since he is 38 years old. I didn’t know he was doing this for family reasons. I hope he comes back since I agree that he has more left in the tank based on his numbers, and it was fun watching the central Illinois native play in the 2015 World Series for the Royals and the 2016 World Series for the Cubs. Also, it sounds like he might eventually come back since he is attending Cubs spring training. I honestly don’t think he would attend this if he was completely disinterested in a return, but I’m a little surprised he doesn’t want to play since he’s already out there.
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