The Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees are playing a doubleheader on Thursday at Yankee Stadium, with the White Sox coming away victorious in Game 1, 6-5. And the game featured a hilarious batter-pitcher matchup in the seventh inning.
White Sox slugger Jake Burger came to the plate to face Yankees pitcher Michael King. That’s a Burger-King matchup!
Yankees play-by-play announcer Michael Kay of YES Network realized that a Burger-King matchup was taking place in the middle of the at-bat, and followed with jokes.
“King wants to have it his way now,” Kay said.
On a 1-2 count, Burger grounded out to third base.
“That is a Whopper of an out that King got,” Kay quipped.
Michael Kay realizes that a Burger-King matchup is happening. ⚾️🍔👑📺🎙️
"King wants to have it his way right now."
"That is a Whopper of an out that King got." pic.twitter.com/VChFRylz3M
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 8, 2023
Social media also got a kick out of the matchup and seeing “Burger” and “King” on the score bug.
Yankees beat writer Bryan Hoch of MLB.com tweeted (with a Burger King GIF included), “It’s happening. Jake Burger vs. Michael King.”
It's happening. Jake Burger vs. Michael King. pic.twitter.com/8SUGbs8vKS
— Bryan Hoch ⚾️ (@BryanHoch) June 8, 2023
“These burger king ads are getting out of control,” tweeted the popular Yankees account @PlayoffTanaka_.
https://twitter.com/PlayoffTanaka_/status/1666929551581282305
“WHOPPER WHOPPER WHOPPER WHOPPER,” tweeted Samantha Schultz.
WHOPPER WHOPPER WHOPPER WHOPPER pic.twitter.com/dWqACqxRdw
— sam schultz, pending physical (@RealSamSchultz) June 8, 2023
While Burger didn’t win the Burger-King battle, he had a big game overall at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double and two-run homer to help the White Sox get a road victory.
Jake Burger continuing to do Jake Burger things. 😤 pic.twitter.com/VXw5hdOC5a
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) June 8, 2023
[Photo Credit: YES Network]
