Caitlin Clark Takes the Field! Basketball Star Makes Her Debut as a Baseball Play-by-Play Announcer
Caitlin Clark Takes the Field! Basketball Star Makes Her Debut as a Baseball Play-by-Play Announcer
Caitlin Clark may have stumbled into a post-playing career — as a baseball announcer.
The Indiana Fever superstar was caught in a TikTok posted by teammate Lexie Hull doing her best play-by-play broadcaster impression from her hotel room as the Phillies and Brewers squared off earlier this week.
“And that ball is hit to the shortstop,” Clark said as she narrated a play. “[Josh] Rojas throws over to first base, and that’s not going to be an out. That’s an infield single by [William] Contreras.
“… We’re in the bottom of the fourth, we’ve got a score of 1-0 to the Phillies. Runner on first, no outs. This brings someone to the plate. Here comes the 0-1 pitch, a little outside. [Aaron] Nola on the mound in his Sketchers — red Sketchers — he’s wearing.”
While she’s still in her rookie year in the WNBA, Clark is apparently already reaching out to potential employers in her next field of work.
“@Phillies hire me?” she wrote in the comments of Hull’s TikTok video.
Earlier this month, Clark even tried her hand in the box, taking a few swings during batting practice before a Triple-A Indianapolis Indians game.
Clark’s interest in baseball broadcasting became known last month when she joined the YES and WFAN Radio booths during a Yankees game in the Bronx.
The first overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, Clark’s Indiana Fever will tip-off on Sunday against the Connecticut Sun during the first round of the playoffs.
