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May 15, 2019 9:11PM EDT

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Ben Zobrist

Ben Zobrist — Ben Zobrist is an American professional baseball player, who was born and raised in Eureka, Illinois. As of 2019, he was the second basemen and outfielder for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball. He joined the team in 2016. He previously played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays, his first MLB club and where he spent the majority of his career. He briefly played for the Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals. Ben has played in three World Series. He is a two-time World Series champion in consecutive seasons of 2015 with the Royals and 2016 with the Cubs. The three-time All-Star was named the MVP of the 2016 World Series. He married professional Christian singer, Julianna Joy Gilmore in 2005, and they went on to have three children together — a son and two daughters. Julianna filed for divorce citing “irreconcilable differences” in Illinois on May 13, 2019. That was five days after Ben went on “personal leave” from the Cubs on May 8. Around the same time Julianna filed for divorce, Ben filed for legal separation, alleging that Julianna had been “guilty of inappropriate marital conduct which render further cohabitation impossible.”

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Ben Zobrist — Ben Zobrist, Julianna Zobrist, Zion Zobrist Kansas City Royals’ Ben Zobrist, right, hugs his wife Julianna during a video tribute before a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Zobrist played nine season for the Rays. Holding on to Zobrist is his son Zion
Royals Rays Baseball, St. Petersburg, USA

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Ben Zobrist — Chicago Cubs’ Ben Zobrist walks through the dugout after scoring on an RBI single by Jason Heyward off Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Asher Wojciechowski in the first inning of a baseball game, in Cincinnati
Cubs Reds Baseball, Cincinnati, USA – 23 Aug 2017

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Ben Zobrist — Chicago Cubs’ Ben Zobrist (18) runs toward first base in the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, in Boston
Cubs Red Sox Baseball, Boston, USA – 30 Apr 2017

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Ben Zobrist — Koji Uehara, Ben Zobrist, Jason Heyward Chicago Cubs’ Ian Happ, center, celebrates with Ben Zobrist, left, and Jason Heyward after the Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 in a baseball game, in Chicago
Cardinals Cubs Baseball, Chicago, USA – 04 Jun 2017

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Ben Zobrist — Ben Zobrist, Julianna Zobrist, Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs baseball player Ben Zobrist pumps his fist while wife Julianna looks on outside Wrigley Field during a parade honoring the World Series champions, in Chicago
World Series Cubs Parade Baseball, Chicago, USA – 04 Nov 2016

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Ben Zobrist — Chicago Cubs’ Ben Zobrist celebrates after hitting a run-scoring double against the San Francisco Giants during the ninth inning of Game 4 of baseball’s National League Division Series in San Francisco
NLDS Cubs Giants Baseball, San Francisco, USA – 11 Oct 2016

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Ben Zobrist — Chicago Cubs’ Ben Zobrist is congratulated in the dugout after scoring off a David Bote triple in the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo
Cubs Royals Baseball, Kansas City, USA – 07 Aug 2018

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Ben Zobrist — Chicago Cubs’ Ben Zobrist rounds second after hitting a two-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Nick Kingham in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh
Cubs Pirates Baseball, Pittsburgh, USA – 29 May 2018

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Ben Zobrist — Chicago Cubs’ Ben Zobrist stands in the batters box during a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Chicago, on
Reds Cubs Baseball, Chicago, USA – 15 Sep 2018

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Ben Zobrist — Chicago Cubs’ Ben Zobrist singles against the Seattle Mariners in a spring training baseball game, in Mesa, Ariz
Mariners Cubs Baseball, Mesa, USA – 19 Mar 2019

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Ben Zobrist — Chicago Cubs’ Ben Zobrist looks on during practice at Nationals Park, in Washington. Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Washington Nationals on Oct. 5, 2017.

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Ben Zobrist — Chicago Cubs’ Ben Zobrist reacts as he scores on a double by Addison Russell during the fifth inning of Game 5 of baseball’s National League Division Series against the Washington Nationals, at Nationals Park, in Washington on Oct. 12, 2017

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Ben Zobrist — Chicago Cubs’ Ben Zobrist watches his home run against the Milwaukee Brewers during the fourth inning of a baseball game, in Milwauke on April 8, 2018

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Ben Zobrist — Chicago Cubs left fielder Ben Zobrist (18) motions to the dugout after driving in a run with a double to right field against the New York Mets during the seventh inning of a baseball game on June 1, 2018

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