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Scott Franzke opens Wednesday’s broadcast with touching intro after Texas school shooting

Phillies radio broadcaster Scott Franzke began Wednesday’s Phillies-Braves broadcast saying he wanted to “do something different.”

Franzke began by talking about his eight-year-old daughter June, who loves baseball. Earlier this season, June spent time with her father in the broadcast booth.

“Late in the game, she grabbed my binoculars off the table and started looking through them. Looking off in the distance. I thought she was looking into the stands. Then she pulled out a lineup sheet and stuck it in my face, pointing to it. I’m trying to watch the game, which is still going on and of course, that’s my job.