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Athletes playing hooky: Phillies are the latest, A’s and Giants players may be the greatest

It came to light on Tuesday, through the dogged reporting of ESPN’s Jeff Passan, that Philadelphia Phillies players on a couple occasions last season retired to the clubhouse, while a game was going on, to play them a little “Fortnite.”

Apparently it was great fun until the day first baseman Carlos Santana, with the Phils mired in a losing streak, ended the frivolities by taking a bat to the TV screen. https://embed.sendtonews.com/oembed/?fk=gSRFbr8q&cid=8161&sound=off&format=json&offsetx=0&offsety=0&floatwidth=400&floatposition=bottom-right&float=on

I know, I know. You pay big money to watch a game, only to find that the players were more invested in online virtual gaming than the real thing.