HOLLYWOOD – Even though college basketball could not provide us with a Last Four this year, FOX’s “The Masked Singer” on Wednesday night featured its final four contestants.

The Rhino was outed as former San Francisco Giants ace Barry Zito, lending a little star power from the sports world.

It never occurred to me when I was playing baseball that I would have a life after baseball, after retirement,” Zito said. So much of who I was depended on how I did on the baseball field.

But now that I’m free of that, I see how enjoyable retirement can be and how much fun it can be to pursue artistic ventures, even a wacky one like this one on this show.

The evening began with a performance of “The Best” by Rhino, Night Angel, Frog, and Turtle, which was made famous by Tina Turner.

Night Angel sang “How to Love” by Lil Wayne. Frog sang “Hip Hop Hooray” by Naughty by Nature. When Turtle sang “Jealous” by Nick Jonas, she wowed the audience.

Rhino put on a show with their “Humble and Kind” performance by Tim McGraw, but it wasn’t enough to get them to the next round.

Zito said that his wife had given birth during the filming of the episode, prompting him to make a quick trip to Nashville to be with her. Zito described the events as “a whirlwind.

” The singer said that sleeping on a hospital couch with a newborn on my chest while attempting to memorize the song “Humble and Kind” was as challenging as it gets.

Zito’s outstanding curveball earned him a reputation as a top pitcher back in his playing days. The judges, however, found his hints to be somewhat obvious.

“A (glass) pitcher, diamond, cutter and slider, bass guitar, bass clef, south on my paw for a southpaw, bunting — because I was a great bunter,” she said. Let’s be straight up here,” Zito said.
Usually utterly wrong with his guesses, Ken Jeong identified Zito as the person inside the Rhino suit. Even Jenny McCarthy figured out who Zito was.

This week, Jay Pharaoh, a former “Saturday Night Live” cast member, joined the panel and correctly identified Blake Shelton.

For some reason, Robin Thicke identified the man as Trace Adkins.

The fact that Nicole Scherzinger mistook Rhino for country singer Jason Aldean made Zito feel flattered.

Some panelists thought they heard a southern “twang” in Rhino’s voice, which threw Zito for a loop.

“It’s funny because I’m from Southern California, and they keep mentioning my twang,” Zito remarked. Perhaps it’s because I’m in Nashville, though.

Next week’s season finale will span two nights, with Night Angel, Frog, and Turtle competing. Both “The Grand Finale” and “Road to the Finals” will air on May 19 and 20, respectively.

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