Former player and MVP Dale Murphy of the Atlanta Braves. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images)
The MLB Network was within ten minutes of a huge gaffe with an Atlanta Braves great during their MVP awards “reveal” show this month.
It was the culmination of a week’s worth of MLB awards as showcased on the MLB Network, when Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman finally got his day in the national spotlight after a spectacular season.
… and it was almost an embarrassment that would have happened on live TV.
The Network decided to make a nice gesture by having exceptional players from the past make the actual award announcements via sort variation of a Zoom/Skype/Teams remote call.