Miami-based ESPN Radio show erupts in laughter as the Marlins give up a home run on the first pitch

Publish date: 2024-10-01

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Baseball season got off to a quick start on Opening Day, with Chicago Cubs center fielder Ian Happ hitting a home run Thursday against the Miami Marlins on the very first pitch of the season.

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The ESPN radio show "The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz" was covering the first play live, with a producer, Billy Gil, calling in from the game. The Miami-based show had been critical of the Marlins through the offseason, as the new owner Derek Jeter gutted the team's assets to rebuild the roster from scratch.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Le Batard and company got a good laugh out of the Marlins' misfortune to start the year. Through hysterical laughter, Le Batard called out: "Welcome, Derek Jeter! And that concludes our Marlins coverage for the season!"

You can listen to them revel in the home run below.

Things worked out as well as Le Batard could have imagined for the radio spot, and if the moment is any indication, the Marlins are in for a long season.

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