It's on Rhys Hoskins to defend Phillies' honor in MLB The Show league

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Former Phillies prospect Trevor May goes for the Twins.<\/p>\nRays-Reds kicks things off tonight at 9 p.m. with 2018 AL Cy Young winner Blake Snell facing Cincy badass Amir Garrett.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">This fight was wild \ud83e\udd2f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K1gTwaRST0\">pic.twitter.com\/K1gTwaRST0<\/a><\/p>— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ComplexSports\/status\/1243000704941338624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nIf you've played The Show over the years, you know that a full 9-inning game can take about an hour and 15 minutes if you're playing realistically and not swinging at every pitch. These games won't be that long. 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It's on Rhys Hoskins to defend the Phillies' honor.

Beginning tonight and running through April 28, Major League Baseball is holding its first-ever MLB The Show league. One player from each of the 30 teams is competing in the 29-game regular season with games streamed on each player's personal Twitch account.

Hoskins represents the Phillies, while former Phils Carlos Santana (televisions beware) and Hunter Pence will play for the Indians and Giants, respectively. Former Phillies prospect Trevor May goes for the Twins.

Rays-Reds kicks things off tonight at 9 p.m. with 2018 AL Cy Young winner Blake Snell facing Cincy badass Amir Garrett.

This fight was wild 🤯 pic.twitter.com/K1gTwaRST0
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) March 26, 2020

If you've played The Show over the years, you know that a full 9-inning game can take about an hour and 15 minutes if you're playing realistically and not swinging at every pitch. These games won't be that long. They'll be three-inning matchups and 3-5 games will take place each day.

The playoffs of this virtual league (eight teams) begin on April 30 and the World Series is May 2.

MLB, the players' association and Sony will donate $5,000 on behalf of each participating player to a Boys & Girls Club affiliate in their team's community.

Here are the players participating:

Arizona: Jon Duplantier

Atlanta: Luke Jackson

Baltimore: Dwight Smith Jr.

Boston: Eduardo Rodriguez

Chicago Cubs: Ian Happ

Chicago White Sox: Lucas Giolito

Cincinnati: Amir Garrett

Cleveland: Carlos Santana

Colorado: David Dahl

Detroit: Niko Goodrum

Houston: Lance McCullers Jr.

Kansas City: Brett Phillips

LA Angels: Ty Buttrey

LA Dodgers: Gavin Lux

Miami: Ryne Stanek

Milwaukee: Josh Hader

Minnesota: Trevor May

NY Mets: Jeff McNeil

NY Yankees: Tommy Kahnle

Oakland: Jesus Luzardo

Phillies: Rhys Hoskins

Pittsburgh: Cole Tucker

San Diego: Fernando Tatis Jr.

San Francisco: Hunter Pence

Seattle: Carl Edwards Jr.

St. Louis: Matt Carpenter

Tampa Bay: Blake Snell

Texas: Joey Gallo

Toronto: Bo Bichette

Washington: Juan Soto

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