For the BlueJays, the most consequential element of their private conversation about limiting video-game play is not in the minutiae of how much Fortnite will be tolerated in the clubhouse. It’s that the entire process was player-driven. (ShiDavidi)
when he found two teammates playing Fortnite during a Philadelphia Phillies game late last year – it was in a meeting with “10 of our players about rules and stuff that one came up.”
After all, Montoyo and his coaching staff may be responsible for steering the team in the right direction, but the clubhouse is a domain created and managed by and for the players to be healthy. Absent the influential pillars provided by the likes of Jose Bautista, Josh Donaldson, Troy Tulowitzki and J.A. Happ in recent years, a more collective leadership has been emerging this spring. Veteran players such as Grichuk, Kevin Pillar, Clayton Richard, Justin Smoak, Kendrys Morales, John Axford, Matt Shoemaker and Luke Maile are all contributing on that front, helping create a set of expectations for everything from play on the field, to the rules around free time in the clubhouse.
Last May, David Price found himself in a similar situation when he was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome and it became linked in media to his Fortnite devotion. The frenzy that followed prompted to him to stop gaming at the ballpark, although he remained a devotee through the Boston Red Sox’s World Series run.scaled back how much Clash of Clans was being played
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