If You Had Made The Major Leagues …what would you drive to the park?

Millionaires playing a kid’s game; driving fancy cars, the great clothes and lifestyle, living in a fantasy bubble.  We hear stories that they are still regular people, but how often do we see it?

Major Leaguer Ben Zobrist took ‘just a regular guy playing baseball’ back to its roots …riding his bike to the park in full uniform

In 2016, as a member of the Cubs, Zobrist lived a mile from Wrigley Field.  The proximity to work made it possible for him, like many folks, to ride his bike to the office.  In mid-September, after the Cubs clinched the division title, he thought it was time to do make the biking routine complete.  Following a Friday night game, he took his uniform home. 

The next morning Zobrist got ready for his game the same as millions of kids have done for decades. Pulled on his uniform, ate breakfast while thoughts danced in his head that maybe today, he would be the star of the game.  Strapped his glove onto the handlebars and peddled to the game.

Most of us have similar memories from our youth.  Saturday morning riding to the park, head filled with dreams of someday being a pro. Zobrist reenacted that moment.  In his case the dream was real.   A ballplayer heading to the neighborhood park on his bike, wearing an authentic pro uniform.  He had a Major League game to play.