Ex-Cub Anthony Rizzo shows support for Edison Park deli after armed robbery

Anthony Rizzo poses for a photo inside Tony’s in Edison Park. The store was robbed Nov. 15 and an employee threatened at gunpoint.An Edison Park deli has received an outpouring of support from the community, including from Cubs icon Anthony Rizzo, after an armed robbery in November.

Rizzo, a former first baseman who retired from baseball this year and rejoined the Cubs as an ambassador, paid Tony’s Italian Deli & Subs a surprise visit Nov. 23.

Photos on social media show Rizzo posing with the deli’s staff and signing autographs. A video also shows him making a sandwich.

“We were absolutely thrilled and completely surprised by a visit from [Rizzo],” the store said on social media. “What an…