Actor Rob McElhenney confronted a predicament on Sunday: would he throw his first pitch to Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper or 2008 World Sequence champion Chase Utley?
Finally, the „It is At all times Sunny in Philadelphia“ star included each. Forward of the London Sequence finale between the Phillies and New York Mets, McElhenney turned a double play with Utley and Harper as a substitute of throwing the normal first pitch.
McElhenney, Utley and Harper had been lately featured in a preferred London Sequence promo. Within the skit, Utley finds out that McElhenney has been writing each day letters to Harper, asking him to play a recreation of catch.
Per MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki, this can be a continuation of the 2009 „It is At all times Sunny in Philadelphia“ episode, „The World Sequence Protection,“ wherein McElhenney’s character, Mac, does the identical with Utley.
Following the double play, McElhenney thanked Utley and MLB for inviting him to the London Sequence.
„To get a name from considered one of my greatest associates, Chase, and MLB to be part of rising the game of baseball within the UK was simply such a fantastic honor,“ he stated, through Zolecki.
