America wants more Darren Fletcher.
The TNT Sports announcer drew rave reviews for his call of the game-ending double play during Sunday’s Mets-Phillies game in London.
Fletcher, the football announcer, provided some truly exhilarating play-by-play commentary, with Drew Smith inviting a weak grounder from Nick Castellanos and catcher Luis Torres turning it into a double play.
“Smith wants to take his time against Castellanos, but who can blame him given the circumstances?” Fletcher said to explain the situation as Smith prepared to pitch with the bases loaded and one out. “I’m sure he’s feeling a lot of pressure. He’s not a closer by any stretch of the imagination. Edwin Diaz is coming in as the closer and he’s a guy that has a lot of pressure on his shoulder today…”
Then Fletcher worked his magic, tapping the ball in front of home plate for Castellanos.
“…then Castellanos’ bat explodes, sending the runner home and scoring a game-winning double play! What an ending! The bat shatters, the runner is out at home plate, the ball is smashed into the glove of first baseman Pete Alonso, and the New York Mets manage to withstand a Phillies rally and win Game 2 in London, 6-5.”
“17 hits, what drama, what a game, what a finish.”
Fans came together to praise X’s call.
“Great play. Great commentary. Get this guy on an MLB team.” One user tweeted.
Another Post: “Wow @DFletcherSport you did this perfectly! @SNY listen up… I love Gary and always will but Darren’s done a fantastic job here, totally capturing what it was like in the stadium! 😍 #LondonSeries.”
“Please show more baseball from the UK. Thank you. This is great.” X user pointed out.
Fletcher Thanks to X’s fans Thank you for your positive comment.
“Thanks for the great comments. Had fun commenting on the @MLB games in London this weekend 👍🏻,” he wrote in a quote tweet.
Yankees play-by-play announcer Michael Kay covered the game for ESPN along with Doug Glanville and Tim Kirkjian.
