Anthony Rizzo added as relief pitcher to 'MLB: The Show' |
Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo's recent success as a relief pitcher earned him a new role in a video game. Rizzo struck out Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman late in a blowout last month, with the viral moment coming in Rizzo's second career — and first since 2018 — pitching appearance.
In response, the developers of the popular baseball video game "MLB: The Show" created a card in the game depicting Rizzo as a reliever. This gives gamers the opportunity to use Rizzo as a pitcher in gameplay, in addition to continuing to use "Big Rizz" as a power-hitting first baseman. For what it is worth, Rizzo has a career ERA of 0.00, so he might not be too poor of an option out of the bullpen ... at least not in a video game, that is. As for Rizzo's pitching intangibles, the "rater" for the video game was rather kind, providing Rizzo with an 80-mph fastball and a 68-mph curveball, both of which clearly exceeded the velocities reached by Rizzo against the Braves. "Rizzo, the Reliever" might make for a fun video game character, but Cubs manager David Ross definitely hopes he never has to send his star first baseman to the mound ever again. ?? ANTHONY RIZZO RELIEVER CARD IN @MLBTHESHOW ?? pic.twitter.com/G9fuOPBLi4
