Ben Zobrist won’t play in 2020

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty ImagesBen Zobrist missed much of the 2019 season attending to personal matters, and then became a free agent at the end of the year.

Now, it appears he’s played his last major-league game:

Ben Zobrist hasn’t announced anything but is at home and has no plans to play. Very nice career: started versatility trend and was rewarded for it, won 2 rings

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) February 12, 2020 Ben turns 39 in May, and if he has “no plans to play” in 2020, his career is likely over.

He played nine years under Joe Maddon in Tampa, and that was reportedly one of the reasons the Cubs signed him. Joe valued Ben’s versatility and he showed that by playing all but three field…