Milwaukee Brewers slugger lands The Bigs 2 cover

Many Major League Baseball fans these days find themselves torn. They love the excitement of the recent long-ball era of inflated home-run stats, but loathe the recent revelations of inflated home-run hitters. 2K Sports' upcoming The Bigs 2 offers a feel-good alternative for these conflicted...

Many Major League Baseball fans these days find themselves torn. They love the excitement of the recent long-ball era of inflated home-run stats, but loathe the recent revelations of inflated home-run hitters.

2K Sports' upcoming The Bigs 2 offers a feel-good alternative for these conflicted connoisseurs of baseball, featuring all the excitement of a crushing homer into the cheap seats with none of the questions about performance-enhancing drugs.

Today the publisher announced its similarly feel-good cover athlete for the game, Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder. The youngest player ever to have a 50-homer season, Fielder is known for his friendly, outgoing personality, his vegetarian diet, and his ability to launch moon shots on a regular basis (114 in three-plus seasons with Milwaukee).

Fielder's participation in The Bigs 2 isn't limited to an appearance on the cover of the game. Earlier this week, he and two of his fellow Brewers traveled to 2K Sports' offices in Novato, California, for a motion-capture session.

Opening day for The Bigs 2 is set for July 7 on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Wii.

13 Comments

  • VengfulOne

    Posted Apr 8, 2009 12:53 pm PT

    Good for the Brew Crew and Prince. I'd rather see Braun on there but I'll take it. By the way, how can you weigh 260+ on a veggie diet? GO BREWERS!

  • Jedi_Dad

    Posted Apr 8, 2009 6:38 am PT

    What the crap? By July 7th, baseball will be 2/3 over. Sports games are supposed to coincide with the start of the season, not the end.

  • Thatsmypunk

    Posted Apr 8, 2009 4:56 am PT

    Sweet. Was wondering when this game was coming out. Can't wait for it.

  • Gao_Wuji

    Posted Apr 7, 2009 7:31 pm PT

    Good choice, there are few sports stars today that are great players AND decent people.
    *Sigh*..... I miss Miller Stadium Brats....

  • SweetMusic

    Posted Apr 7, 2009 5:58 pm PT

    Awesome! Great pick from 2K Sports. Prince Fielder is one of the best sluggers in the all of the MLB! GO BREWERS!

  • bgres077

    Posted Apr 7, 2009 5:48 pm PT

    Everyone who likes the Brewers join the Milwaukee Brewers Union here on Gamespot.

    http://www.gamespot.com/pages/unions/home.php?union_id=BrewersUnion

  • bgres077

    Posted Apr 7, 2009 5:46 pm PT

    Yeahhhhhh Go Brew Crew!!!!

  • googliagen

    Posted Apr 7, 2009 4:57 pm PT

    I fully endorse this pick.

    The guy who sits back and quietly rocks his job is WAY more deserving and way more representative of what sports should be about then some over-hyped mega star

  • limpbizkit818

    Posted Apr 7, 2009 4:21 pm PT

    Prince is the man

  • RotaryRX7

    Posted Apr 7, 2009 3:53 pm PT

    Wisconsin FTW!

  • Mittsman890

    Posted Apr 7, 2009 3:48 pm PT

    yeah

  • razman55

    Posted Apr 7, 2009 3:12 pm PT

    First Bigs was good, so this Bigs 2 should be just as great.

  • greenbuk75

    Posted Apr 7, 2009 3:05 pm PT

    yes
    !!! first

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