Padres' Anthony Rizzo gestures to the crowd after ripping a solo home run against Reno in the fourth inning at Kino Park, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

 Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Then a 21-year-old first baseman in the Padres organization, the Cubs current World Series first baseman sizzled by hitting .331 with 26 homers and 101 RBIs in just 93 games in Tucson. 

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