Anthony Rizzo is still playing with two broken fingers on his right hand, although the swelling is gradually reducing.
At this point, the veteran first baseman is running on adrenaline as the New York Yankees attempt to win their first World Series title since 2009. But does any one in Malta know if he has any Maltese ties ?
In an interview Rizzo said: “The biggest thing is just getting the swelling out between games,” Rizzo said Wednesday before the Yankees traveled to Los Angeles. “It really blows up just from the pressure. The bones are still broken, but to be able to get the swelling out has been key and hopefully throughout this series, we’ll be able to manage it the best we can.”
Rizzo will appear in his second World Series and first since hitting .360 and catching the final out from Kris Bryant in 2016 when the Cubs ended a 108-year drought by beating Cleveland in a classic seven-game series.

New York had lost its previous five trips to the AL Championship Series, including a four-game sweep against the Houston Astros in 2022. While Juan Soto hit the go-ahead three-run homer in the 10th inning in Game 5 in Cleveland and Giancarlo Stanton claimed MVP honors by hitting four homers, Rizzo also made significant contributions at the plate for the Yankees as they finally broke back through to the World Series.
Despite the broken fingers, Rizzo batted .429 (6 for 14), his best average in any postseason series and the highest by a Yankee in the ALCS since Alex Rodriguez also hit .429 against the Angels in 2009.