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- Updated: September 15, 2016
ST. LOUIS — Anthony Rizzo may have 31 home runs, topping the 30-homer mark for the second time in his career with a pair on Wednesday afternoon against the Cardinals, but the Cubs player who hit the longest blast was 39-year-old David Ross. And the catcher wanted to make sure everyone, especially Rizzo, knew that.
“Can we get that in the paper somewhere?” Ross said of his two-run shot to straightaway center in the fifth inning of the Cubs’ 7-0 win. “[It was] 429, and I think I got it more than that. I’ll let [Rizzo] know.”
Rizzo collected his 30th and 31st home runs on Wednesday, which were a Statcast-projected 386 and 404 feet, respectively. He also raised his RBI total to 101, and he is the first Cubs player with …
