If you didn’t watch the entire broadcast from Monday’s Tigers-Braves Grapefruit League game, we can’t blame you. The Tigers got walloped, and Daniel Norris had one of the worst starts of his young career.
If you did stick it out, though, you heard Braves play-by-play announcer Chip Caray make a whale of a mistake on air, confusing Tigers outfielder JaCoby Jones with a football player... named Jacoby Jones.
VIDEO: Braves announcers confuse Tigers OF JaCoby Jones with former Texans/Ravens WR Jacoby Jones for a full 2 minutes pic.twitter.com/O8zzcwdwKj
— Vote for Dinger (@atf13atf) March 28, 2017
In Caray’s defense, JaCoby isn’t exactly the most common name. Plus, the football player is the better-known Jacoby of the two after his record-breaking kickoff return in Super Bowl XLVI.
However, a more in-depth Google search might be in store next time.
The two Jacoby Jones's... pic.twitter.com/zW6PPACwW4
— Ben (@bvduro) March 28, 2017
Just remember, it’s spring training for the announcers too.
(h/t @TigersJUK)