“With the opening day deadline, we feel really strong about it,” Rizzo said. ”And we’ve had enough time to talk and try to figure it out. But I think once the season starts, for me personally, it’s focused on baseball, and if my mind isn’t 100% on baseball and it’s elsewhere, it’s hard enough to play.
‘I’m at peace with it’: Anthony Rizzo preparing to start the season without a contract extension from the Chicago Cubs as his opening-day deadline looms
