Anthony Rizzo , the three-time All-Star first baseman who announced his retirement from Major League Baseball earlier this week , was honored on Saturday by the Chicago Cubs prior to and throughout their 5-4 loss versus the Tampa Bay Rays ( box score ).

The festivities began before the game, when the Cubs played the following tribute video:

Rizzo then threw out the ceremonial first pitch …

… and was part of an All-Star trio, alongside singer Eddie Vender and model Cindy Crawford, who came together to sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the seventh inning stretch:

Oh, and Rizzo had one other memorable moment on Saturday. He took in the game from the bleachers, and he was nearly in the right place at the right time to secure Moisés Ballesteros' first big-league home run

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