Thursday night, Chris Bassitt threw the first shutout of his professional career, a two-hit masterpiece against the Los Angeles Angels.
After the game, the NBC Sports broadcast cut to the studio for a few moments, and then post-game host Brodie Brazil kicked it back to the field for Dallas Braden’s post-game interview with Bassitt, all of which is the usual routine. But this time Brazil made an extra note in his introduction of the next segment.
“Bassitt is with Dallas Braden, and I’m told there’s a prop.”
Given the cast of characters involved, that was an exciting prospect to consider.