Lawrence Butler’s Home Run Sparks Unforgettable On-Air Blunder During A’s Broadcast
Athletics outfielder Lawrence Butler knew he had a homer as soon as the ball left the bat. A’s play-by-play announcer Chris Caray was less sure, to a startling degree.
Butler’s home run in the ninth inning of a 5-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday turned into one of the most awkward moments on any MLB broadcast this season when Caray flatly called the knock a foul ball, then corrected himself seconds later.
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It got worse when A’s color commentator Dallas Braden started gushing about how much Butler crushed the ball. It wasn’t even like Caray lost the ball down the line, as it was perhaps 100 feet from the right-field foul pole.
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