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A Mic’d Up Kyle Schwarber Had the Perfect Response to a Play Gone Wrong During Live ESPN Interview

Mic up all the players.
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A Mic’d Up Kyle Schwarber Had the Perfect Response to a Play Gone Wrong During Live ESPN Interview
A Mic’d Up Kyle Schwarber Had the Perfect Response to a Play Gone Wrong During Live ESPN Interview

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The ESPN Sunday Night Baseball broadcast has been putting mics on players and interviewing them live during games, which is not only a fun way for viewers to get more into the game—but it can also lead to some pretty funny moments. 

That happened in the Philadelphia-Houston game Sunday night when Phillies left fielder Kyle Schwarber was talking with the booth during the bottom of the second inning. A fly ball was hit Schwarber’s way while he was chatting, and he tried to make a play on it but things did not go well at all. 

Check this out: 

Yup, we need more live mics on baseball players.

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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