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Watch: Contreras replaces Rizzo as leadoff hitter, goes deep anyway

Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports

So, about Anthony Rizzo being baseball's best leadoff hitter.

In an attempt to once again shake things up, Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon opted against using Rizzo atop the lineup and replaced him with catcher Willson Contreras.

New face, but same old results as the young backstop and newly implemented leadoff hitter went yard to start Monday's game against the Washington Nationals.

If he retains the spot in the lineup, he has a few tries - seven at bats in fact - to tie Rizzo, who hit three leadoff home runs in a seven game stretch.

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