Ben Zobrist is a beloved baseball player, a utility man for the ages whose legacy always will include his role in the most historic season in Chicago Cubs history. Five years after his retirement ...

PORT CHARLOTTE — Blame Ben Zobrist. Or, more accurately, Joe Maddon. It was Maddon who, as manager of the Rays in 2009, unleashed “Zorilla” by turning Zobrist into the most super of utility men.

Ben Zobrist — a generational talent that changed the way the game is played in the modern era, and a World Series MVP in 2016 with the Chicago Cubs — did not receive a single vote for the Hall ...