When Katie Nolan officially announced that she was leaving ESPN, there was an outpouring of support from her peers and fellow sports media members wishing her well in what comes next.
What comes next is apparently a spot in the baseball booth with Apple.
Per a release from Apple, the first part of the doubleheader will be called by Melanie Newman, Chris Young, Hannah Keyser, and Brooke Fletcher, while the second half will be called by Stephen Nelson, Hunter Pence, Nolan, and Heidi Watney.
While it doesn’t sound like this is a long-term gig as the implication is that these booths will shift and change, the news that Apple is experimenting with some interesting media talent certainly got people excited on social media.
BAH GAWD, THAT’S @katienolan’s MUSIC!! https://t.co/EN0FYyIpW7
— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) April 7, 2022
Oh hey someone figured out how to get me to watch baseball again! @StephenNelson and @katienolan will be gold together. https://t.co/mBVr1ONzLI
— Matt King (@TheRealMattKing) April 7, 2022
some personal news: one of my favorite girlies hops in the booth for friday night baseball starting tomorrow night so yeah baseball is fun again 😎 https://t.co/d2vLnfetIM
— Andrea Masenda Lo (@andreamasenda) April 7, 2022
Hell yes, @StephenNelson. Absolute star. https://t.co/hFZlkfm3Gs
— Adam Kramer (@KegsnEggs) April 7, 2022
ABSOLUTE BANGER OF A BOOTH https://t.co/TcCgqWfWC8
— danielle (taylor’s version) (@d_sakowitz) April 7, 2022
THIS OWNS OH MY GOD https://t.co/FzXRXtiksu
— Jon Becker (@jonbecker_) April 7, 2022
Crush it @StephenNelson!! https://t.co/d7BSocVlfk
— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) April 7, 2022
Congrats!!!! https://t.co/1SttkUuJzi
— Joy Taylor (@JoyTaylorTalks) April 7, 2022
It certainly will be fascinating to see what Nolan brings to a baseball booth. Pairing her with Nelson and Pence is going to have plenty of baseball fans tuning in to see what kind of antics they get into while also providing commentary on the Los Angeles Angels and Houston Astros.
Just landed back home in Orange County, ready to welcome baseball fans to a new home: #FridayNightBaseball on @AppleTVPlus. Watch live @MLB games every week on the @AppleTV app, free for a limited time! pic.twitter.com/G7pB4iytxt
— Stephen Nelson (@StephenNelson) April 7, 2022
Even if this is a short-term assignment for some of these media members, it’ll be interesting to see where they go from here and if we’ll hear them back in an Apple booth later this season.
