Fresh from walking the red carpet and hanging out with Chance the Rapper at the Grammys, Anthony Rizzo got a preview of what life will be like now as an A-list celebrity — the good and the bad.
The Cubs first baseman looked none too pleased to be greeted by paparazzi as he and girlfriend Emily Vakos tried to make their way through Los Angeles International Airport. The shutterbugs threw an odd assortment of comments and questions at him, a tactic often used throw a celebrity off balance and get an off-the-cuff reaction.
"What do you think of the Patriots, a lot of them are not going (to the White House) to protest (President Donald Trump)?" one interviewer asked in a video posted to Hollywood To You’s YouTube channel.
"To each their own, right?" said Rizzo, who was wearing a "Team USA" T-shirt.
The interviewer then asked Rizzo if he felt lucky he and the Cubs were able to visit former President Barack Obama at the White House just days before he left office.
Rizzo doesn’t take the bait.
"I think anyone who gets to go to the White House is lucky," he said.
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Photos of Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo.
Photos as the Cubs arrive at spring training in Mesa, Ariz., on Feb. 13, 2017.
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