Watch Anthony Rizzo take on Eric Hosmer in MLB The Show '16
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What do you do on your day off?
Anthony Rizzo and Eric Hosmer, professional baseball destroyers, found themselves playing baseball on a rare March Monday off-day. But this time it was of the virtual reality variety, as they fired up MLB The Show '16 -- a good week-plus before anyone else could get their hands on it (the game is due out for PS4 and PS3 on March 29).
The two All-Stars study pitchers for a living. And even with a controller in their hands, they think as if they're in the box, talking aloud all the way down to individual pitcher tendencies.
"What?" Rizzo says. "Gerrit Cole never throws a changeup."
Before starting, the first basemen took a requisite #Snapbat selfie:
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Hosmer, who plays The Show on a regular basis, went deep on the first pitch he saw, while Rizzo, who doesn't play much … ended up on the wrong side of a perfect game through 7 2/3 innings.
"A VERY possible World Series preview," Hosmer said.