PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – A Florida alligator trapper who captured an elusive gator at a Chicago park threw out the first pitch at a Cubs game Tuesday night.
Frank Robb is a Chicago celebrity after he caught the 5-foot-3 gator roaming a lagoon at Humboldt Park.
Robb, who was hired over the weekend to replace a volunteer trapper, captured the gator, nicknamed "Chance the Snapper," early Tuesday.
Wearing flip-flops, blue jeans, a Cubs jersey and his signature trapper's hat, Robb tossed the baseball over home plate, eliciting an applause from the fans at Wrigley Field.
Frank Robb, better known as “Alligator Robb,” throws out the first pitch at Wrigley Field. #chancethesnapper #Cubs pic.twitter.com/jwjO6j7XpY
— Phillip Thompson (@_phil_thompson) July 16, 2019
Robb then sat in the stands with Chicago Animal Care and Control Executive Director Kelley Gandurski as the Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-3.