Current:Home > MarketsWatch: Lifelong Orioles fan Joan Jett calls scoring play, photobombs the team -Ascend Finance Compass
Watch: Lifelong Orioles fan Joan Jett calls scoring play, photobombs the team
View
Date:2025-04-15 14:20:32
In the past, Baltimore Orioles fans might have hated themselves for loving the team.
But this season, the birds are having a high-flying season. At 81-49, they lead the American League and their first playoff berth since 2016 is within grasp.
Rock royalty Joan Jett is among the Orioles faithful and was in the building Monday night as Baltimore hosted the Chicago White Sox.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer spent some time saying hello to players ahead of the game and, during the matchup, took a trip to the broadcast booth.
In the bottom of the third inning, Jett helped call the play when Ryan O'Hearn hit a two-RBI single for the first points of the game, putting Baltimore up 2-0.
FOLLOW THE MONEY: MLB player salaries and payrolls for every major league team
"Yeah, yeah!" The Runaways and Blackhearts frontwoman shouted on the mic as the ball soared over the shortstop and landed in a clear patch of grass.
She also gave her fellow commentators a lesson in how to throw a screwball.
And that's not all!
Jett found her way into the Orioles' team photo, which was taken that day. She can be seen sitting on the terrace above the field to the right of where the players are posing. She laughed that she was "trying to photobomb them."
Jett hails from Philadelphia, but spent time living in Maryland while she was growing up. She said in a 2014 interview with Billboard that the first baseball game she went to was Jim Palmer's no-hitter in 1969 and she's been head over heels ever since.
"How can you not be an Orioles freak after seeing that for the first game?" she said.
veryGood! (97)
Related
- See you latte: Starbucks plans to cut 30% of its menu
- When do student loan payments resume? Here's what today's Supreme Court ruling means for the repayment pause.
- Former Exxon Scientists Tell Congress of Oil Giant’s Climate Research Before Exxon Turned to Denial
- Methodology for Mapping the Cities With the Unhealthiest Air
- Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
- They're gnot gnats! Swarms of aphids in NYC bugging New Yorkers
- Trump’s Forest Service Planned More Logging in the Yaak Valley, Environmentalists Want Biden To Make it a ‘Climate Refuge’
- The Biggest Threat to Growing Marijuana in California Used to Be the Law. Now, it’s Climate Change
- Grammy nominee Teddy Swims on love, growth and embracing change
- Why Jinger Duggar Vuolo Didn’t Participate in Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets
Ranking
- Tarte Shape Tape Concealer Sells Once Every 4 Seconds: Get 50% Off Before It's Gone
- Hunter Biden attorney accuses House GOP lawmakers of trying to derail plea agreement
- This Is the Only Lip Product You Need in Your Bag This Summer
- Former Exxon Scientists Tell Congress of Oil Giant’s Climate Research Before Exxon Turned to Denial
- 'Survivor' 47 finale, part one recap: 2 players were sent home. Who's left in the game?
- The Biggest Threat to Growing Marijuana in California Used to Be the Law. Now, it’s Climate Change
- Coach Outlet Has Gorgeous Summer Handbags & Accessories on Sale for as Low as $19
- No major flight disruptions from new 5G wireless signals around airports
Recommendation
Taylor Swift Eras Archive site launches on singer's 35th birthday. What is it?
Danny Bonaduce Speaks Out After Undergoing Brain Surgery
PPP loans cost nearly double what Biden's student debt forgiveness would have. Here's how the programs compare.
Why Jinger Duggar Vuolo Didn’t Participate in Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets
Who are the most valuable sports franchises? Forbes releases new list of top 50 teams
Why Jinger Duggar Vuolo Didn’t Participate in Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets
Pete Davidson Speaks Out After Heated Voicemail to PETA About New Dog Is Leaked Online
Prince Harry Chokes Up on Witness Stand Amid Phone-Hacking Case