Even professional sports teams are now getting in on the Fortnite craze.
The Cleveland Indians found their home game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday delayed by rain, so they chose a great way to spend the time … by streaming the popular video game on their scoreboard at Progressive Field.
Making the most out of a bad situation … pic.twitter.com/wDyCTT9MeY
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) April 14, 2018
The team wouldn’t say who was actually playing but did hint it was in-house.
We were.
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) April 14, 2018
We.
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) April 14, 2018
As for the baseball game, it was ultimately postponed and given a makeup date of May 3. But at least the stormy weather presented an opportunity for the MLB to catch up to the NBA with regard to the streaming video game fad.
