Actor Rob McElhenney confronted a predicament on Sunday: would he throw his first pitch to Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper or 2008 World Collection champion Chase Utley?
In the end, the “It is At all times Sunny in Philadelphia” star included each. Forward of the London Collection finale between the Phillies and New York Mets, McElhenney turned a double play with Utley and Harper as a substitute of throwing the standard first pitch.
McElhenney, Utley and Harper have been not too long ago featured in a well-liked London Collection promo. Within the skit, Utley finds out that McElhenney has been writing day by day letters to Harper, asking him to play a recreation of catch.
Per MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki, it is a continuation of the 2009 “It is At all times Sunny in Philadelphia” episode, “The World Collection Protection,” through which McElhenney’s character, Mac, does the identical with Utley.
Following the double play, McElhenney thanked Utley and MLB for inviting him to the London Collection.
“To get a name from one in every of my greatest mates, 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.