Once she's finished with her professional basketball career, Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark might have a future in broadcasting.
Or maybe not.
In a recent video posted by Fever teammate Lexie Hull, Clark was captured sitting on a hotel room bed watching a game on MLB Network between the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers. She then pulled off her best impression of Phillies play-by-play man Tom McCarthy or Brewers broadcaster Brian Anderson, as she began to announce the game.
"And that ball is hit to the shortstop. Rojas throws over to first base, and that's not going to be an out. That's an infield single by Contreras," Clark said while Hull laughed in the background. "... [Aaron] Nola is on the mound tonight in his Sketchers—red Sketchers he's wearing."
CC may want to ask Ruocco for some pointers. 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/lCigBCKk5I
— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) September 20, 2024
Nola ended up pitching seven innings that game, allowing just one run in the Phillies' 2–1 loss to Brewers. So Clark wasn't necessarily good luck for Philadelphia, although she did end up asking the Phillies to hire her as a broadcaster.
Caitlin asked the @Phillies to hire her as a commentator 😭 pic.twitter.com/qKnGNezYbm
— playoff correlation (@nosyone4) September 20, 2024
Fans loved it:
THIS IS A SERIES WE NEED DURING OFF-SEASON 😭
— wnba needs to comeback‼️‼️ (@heyitss_cait) September 20, 2024
Caitlin just in her element, being her funny self, is so much more entertaining than most things on tv...
— Kinnick North (@KinnickNorth23) September 20, 2024
All of her teammates describe her as unserious. Imagine how fun it is to be her teammate. https://t.co/voNoaoeZ6h
— Logo3 Army (@logo3army) September 20, 2024
“This brings someone to the plate” 😂😂 https://t.co/OWO5Ws679s
— Isaac Simpson (@Isaac__NBA) September 20, 2024
Clark, Hull and the Fever will begin their playoff run at 3 p.m. ET Sunday in Game 1 of their first-round series against the Connecticut Sun. They'll need to win two games in the best-of-three series to advance to the semifinals for a chance to face either the Minnesota Lynx or Phoenix Mercury.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Caitlin Clark Did Her Best Impression of MLB Play-by-Play Announcer, and Fans Loved It.
