The thirst is real for Anthony Giansanti.
The Cubs minor leaguer is putting on a full court press in an effort to court UFC Champion Ronda Rousey.
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Giansanti leaves a ticket for Rousey at every game, adding her to his player's pass list (h/t SI Extra Mustard):
This all started as a joke amongst the Triple-A Cubs, but Giansanti posted to social media at the urging of his teammates.
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"I had no expectations going into this," Giansanti told Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register. "It honestly just started off as a funny joke that's morphed itself into something funny and entertaining."
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Giansanti is even trying to get Rousey to be his date to former teammate Dustin Geiger's wedding this fall:
Maybe Giansanti should take some notes from Doug McDermott's pursuit of Taylor Swift?