CHICAGO -- After officially retiring as a member of the Cubs, Anthony Rizzo had some plans for his day at Wrigley Field on Saturday afternoon. He wanted to eat a hot dog and drink a few cold ones with fans in the old ballpark’s famous bleachers. He joked that he might toss a baseball to left fielder Ian Happ.

“I have one day to really live it up,” Rizzo said.

The Cubs icon should have brought his glove.

In the second inning, Cubs rookie Moisés Ballesteros slashed a pitch from Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen high over the left-field wall. It arced and tailed right to where Rizzo was sitting among fans. The former Cubs first baseman’s eyes went wide and he scrambled to his feet as the baseball arrived.

The ball bounced off Rizzo’s outstretched right hand and dropped into the row behind h

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