For Braves fans everywhere, Sunday’s 5-3 win over the New York Mets was a huge deal. And yes, that includes Elton John.
The Braves, who had trailed the Mets by 10.5 games in the NL East on June 1, had gradually chipped away at that lead over the course of four months. Sunday’s win — which included one of the smartest plays of the season — to complete the sweep of the Mets virtually had the division locked up in Atlanta’s favor.
But those who attended Elton John’s concert Sunday night at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium probably didn’t expect to get their Braves updates from Elton John. Yet, it indeed happened in the middle of his farewell show.
“Something that makes me very happy tonight, the Braves swept the Mets.” -Elton John pic.twitter.com/L5jmGMjL3j
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) October 3, 2022
Speaking to the crowd during his set, Elton John said:
“And something that makes me very happy tonight: The Braves swept the Mets.”
Now while that might seem random, Elton John is actually a huge Atlanta Braves fan. He’s had a home in Atlanta since the early 90s and was known to stop by the ballpark during the Bobby Cox years. And clearly, he still keeps up with the team.
Fans loved that video from the concert. We should all get our baseball updates from Elton John more often.
This was how Twitter reacted
https://t.co/EhlVhFQJKW pic.twitter.com/wIeJuLUEJJ
— The Pleasant Good Evening Podcast (@thePGEpod) October 3, 2022
Who knew you needed another reason to love Elton. https://t.co/Mi807ryMAy
— Jennifer Ross (@FCHSCoachRoss) October 3, 2022
Learning Elton John is a big Braves fan is not something I had in my 2022 Bingo card. https://t.co/chUlHZVDgC
— Ash (@IrishHoneyDip) October 3, 2022
This absolutely Rules lol 😂 https://t.co/xPR1YVxLMy
— Striker92 (@Atl4life10) October 3, 2022
Kept reading tweets last night from Nashville that he said this…AND HE REALLY DID! https://t.co/9yVKVBuoEU
— Los Medina (@FrontOfficeLos) October 3, 2022
Hold me closer Tiny Dansby https://t.co/pv4aOsPOiG
— Corey Knapp (@CoreyTheKnapper) October 3, 2022
Mets fan have Timmy Trumpet lol. We have Sir Elton. https://t.co/RwzM54xsrE
— Matt (@MattHiers) October 3, 2022
Elton John roasting the Mets lmfao https://t.co/2WQGFtPJDN
— Horrible Pun (@ChefLuBu_ATL) October 3, 2022
Sir Elton gets it. https://t.co/JdowQ1sO4t
— Matt Chernoff (@RealMattlanta) October 3, 2022
With that sweep of the Mets, the Braves are one win (or one Mets loss) away from winning their fifth straight NL East title. Sir Elton will be watching.
