Bay Shore sophomore Daniel Garcia signed a contract with Microsoft to stream and play Fortnite on the company’s new site, Mixer. Garcia's contract requires him to be on at least 15 hours a week while still going to school and with regular teenage obligations such as homework and studying.


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