Defenders of the Game is an original animated family adventure series that was developed by Onesum Agency in Montreal for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays during their 2007 season, as an in-game entertainment experience.
The series portrayed several key Devil Ray players as super heroes, and featured the voices and likenesses of Carl Crawford, Scott Kazmir, Rocco Baldelli, Coach Joe Maddon, and Special Advisor Don Zimmer.
The series features the Tampa Bay Rays franchise and players as super heroes defending baseball from the evil “Umperor”.
1- “Something is rotten in Tampa Bay” The evil Umperor (series villain) attempts to destroy Tropicana field.
Team coach, Joe Madden freezes time, and leads Carl Crawford, Scott Kazimir and Rocco Baldeli to secret headquarters under Tropicana field.
2- “Behind The Curtain” As Joe leads the players into the secret headquarters, he explains how the Umperor has been trying to corrupt and destroy baseball since its creation.