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Throughout this coronavirus pandemic, people have been encouraged to keep their hands clean as often as possible. For Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo, that advice is no less important on the field.
After Brewers shortstop Orlando Arcia singled for a line in the third inning on his first trip to bat against Chicago on Opening Day, Rizzo was kind enough to give his opponent a hand sanitizer upon reaching his base. The offer was kindly received, and some germs were attended to while Rizzo laughed at the interaction.
The reason this act was not carried out earlier in the game was because Arcia was the first brewer to reach first base. Presumably, Rizzo expected someone to get to the base early so he could break the move early and not worry about the rest of the game.
Since every sports league is an imitated league, one has to wonder if this is a trend that will continue with other first basemen, or even Rizzo himself, or if MLB will play the police fun and start asking players not to. Do this. kind of thing else, maybe thinking that a strange substance could be applied to baseball. Perhaps the league will rule that the hand sanitizer becomes a disadvantage over time as players begin to rub almost pure alcohol on a hand that has been destroyed by the game, causing immense pain.
