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If Snoop Dogg played baseball: catcher, rated 80

Snoop Dogg would play catcher in baseball, rated 80 in Legends Draft MLB, the parody game where famous people play baseball. The position leans hardest on fielding and arm, where Snoop Dogg rates 82 and 62. Best attribute: fielding (82). A catcher with rare speed and a soft glove. His speed and his fielding lead the card, and power is the soft spot.

Portrait of Snoop Dogg

Photo: Bruce Baker from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0

Musicborn 1971

Natural position

C Catcher

Rating

80OVR

Plays like: A laid back, quick footed catcher who runs the clubhouse.

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Baseball ratings

Made up for the game, 40 to 99.

Contact
81
Power
60
Eye
81
Speed
83
Fielding
82
Arm
62
Pitching
71

Where Snoop Dogg fits

Each spot weighs the ratings its own way. Away from the natural spot a legend loses a few points; on the bench everyone plays at their natural rating.

  1. CCatcher, natural80
  2. 2BSecond base76
  3. SSShortstop74
  4. OFOutfield73
  5. 1BFirst base70

Snoop Dogg as a baseball player: scouting report

Snoop Dogg has spent years coaching kids through the Snoop Youth Football League he founded in Southern California, and catcher is the coach on the field. He would crouch behind the plate, call the pitches and keep the whole infield loose. His fielding is one of the two best marks on his card, so he frames pitches with soft hands and blocks balls in the dirt without any fuss.

The surprise is his speed, the top mark on his card and very unusual for a catcher. He beats out ground balls, goes first to third on a single and will steal a base when a pitcher forgets about him. His contact and eye are both good, so he sets the table rather than clearing it. Doggystyle, his debut album in 1993, made him a star almost overnight, and three decades later he was still everywhere, including as a correspondent at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where his easy charm became one of the stories of the broadcasts. That calm voice is exactly what a young pitcher wants to hear in a bases loaded jam.

Power is the soft spot. He will not hit many home runs, and his arm is only average, so the best base stealers will challenge him. Second base is his next best spot and shortstop is close behind, and his speed would play beautifully up the middle. That makes him a flexible pick: draft him as a catcher, and if your roster fills there first, slide him into the middle infield. Bat him near the top of the order and let his speed do the work.

Plays like A laid back, quick footed catcher who runs the clubhouse

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Snoop Dogg in real life

Real life

American rapper (born 1971)

Lived
Born 1971
From
United States
Known as
rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer
Active
since 1991
Honors
WWE Hall of Fame, American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist, Black Entertainment Television Award for Best Collaboration, MTV Movie Award for Best Cameo, and 4 more

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Questions about Snoop Dogg in baseball

What position would Snoop Dogg play in baseball?
Catcher. In Legends Draft MLB the position leans hardest on fielding and arm, where Snoop Dogg rates 82 and 62. The next best spots are second base (76) and shortstop (74).
What is Snoop Dogg's rating in Legends Draft MLB?
80 at catcher, the natural position. Away from it a legend loses a few points; on the bench everyone plays at their natural rating.
What is Snoop Dogg's best attribute?
Fielding, at 82. The weakest is power, at 60.
Are these ratings real?
No. Legends Draft MLB is a parody game and the ratings are made up for fun, on a scale of 40 to 99. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by anyone in it.

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