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World Series MVP Ben Zobrist helped cheer on the Chicago Bulls to a victory

CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 02: Ben Zobrist #18 of the Chicago Cubs celebrates with the 2016 World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award after the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in Game Seven of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field on November 2, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cubs win their first World Series in 108 years. (Photo by David J. Phillip-Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
By Corinne Landrey

The first two times the Cubs won the World Series there was no such thing as a World Series MVP Award, which means when Ben Zobrist won the award this past October, he became the first man to ever win it as a member of the Cubs. As the only World Series MVP in Cubs history, Zobrist will forever be welcome anywhere in Chicago.
On Monday night, Chicagoans welcomed him at a Chicago Bulls game:

Zobrist was at the game with his wife, Julianna, and even ended up with a personalized jersey:

Apparently, Zobrist brought his winning ways with him as the Bulls went on to convincingly defeat the Detroit Pistons, 113-82.

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