Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark tried her hand at Major League Baseball commentary in a video that went viral this week.
Caitlin Clark doing play-by-play during Phillies/Brewers this week.
Video: lexiehulll on TikTok pic.twitter.com/M7YeqpSrW8
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Not bad at all. "And that'll bring someone to the plate" is a catch phrase waiting to happen.
But the video produced more questions than answers. Why was Clark watching Phillies/Brewers? Is she a Phillies fan? A Brewers fan? A Rhys Hoskins enthusiast?
Indiana Fever beat reporter Matthew Byrne and his colleagues investigated.
Caitlin Clark, on the TikTok of her play-by-play for the MLB game: “I’ve kind of been following the Phillies, so I kinda know some of their players… I messed up a few times, but that’s a hard gig! I was out of breath and exhausted… shoutout to all the commentators out there.” pic.twitter.com/quDNTfHZCy
"I've kinda been following the Phillies, so I kinda know some of their players."
We'll take it! Welcome to Philadelphia Phillies Nation, Caitlin Clark!
But our story doesn't end there. Tom McCarthy saw Clark's audition tape and was blown away. T-Mac extended an open invitation for Clark (and boyfriend Conor McCaffery) to join him in the Phils' broadcast booth.
The Philadelphia @Phillies have officially invited Caitlin Clark to the commentator’s booth. Hopefully she’s still busy in October 😂 pic.twitter.com/ppqwUv73sF
Move over, Ben Davis.
