SARASOTA, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 26: Dwight Smith Jr. #35 of the Baltimore Orioles smiles walking through the dugout during the third inning of a spring training baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Ed Smith Stadium on February 26, 2020 in Sarasota, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Baltimore Orioles Dwight Smith Jr.was the only name in the news as he battled players from other teams in the MLB the Show tournament.
The Baltimore Orioles outfielder was the Cinderella Story in the video-game tournament, making it to the tourney playoffs managing an Orioles team that closely resembles the one that will take the field in 2020.