At first glance, the rundown play in the fourth inning of Sunday night's Braves-Cubs matchup seemed just an ordinary baseball moment: Reigning NL MVP Freddie Freeman was caught in a pickle between second and third, chased by the Cubs' Anthony Rizzo, before being tagged out to end the inning.
But it was much more than that, as we soon saw — and heard. Rizzo was wearing a mic for ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball," allowing viewers to hear his playful taunting of Freeman as he chased him down on the base paths.
"FREDERICK!" Rizzo bellowed during the rundown, as if to say, "I'm coming for you!