Somerset Patriots Radio Voice Marc Schwartz Catches Foul Ball In Booth, And His Call Goes Viral

Schwartz (Photo: LinkedIn)

Independent minor league baseball SOMERSET PATRIOTS radio voice MARC SCHWARTZ achieved viral status WEDNESDAY night (5/15) when he managed not only to catch a foul ball in the booth but also called the catch on the radio without breaking the narrative.

The catch, caught on video by GANNETT MYCENTRALJERSEY.COM sportswriter MIKE ASHMORE, was described live on the air with SCHWARTZ, Director of Broadcasting/Media Relations for the ATLANTIC LEAGUE team since the 2015 season, exclaiming, "I make the catch on the foul ball. I am very proud of myself! I hope somebody got video of that – as I caught it on the fly and it’s a 1-2 count.... Boy, am I impressive. What a play by me!" The video and audio have been featured or tweeted by ESPN, DEADSPIN, MLB.COM, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, BLEACHER REPORT, BARSTOOL SPORTS, and AWFUL ANNOUNCING, among others.

boy am I impressive... 😎 pic.twitter.com/KaaOWPI84V

— Marc Schwartz (@MarcSchwartz26) May 16, 2019

SCHWARTZ immediately flipped the ball to a fan below the broadcast booth while continuing his celebration.

To my new followers:

When it comes to broadcast booth celebrations, I really only have one move. Hope that is cool kthanks! pic.twitter.com/IKv4eQF2Tn

— Marc Schwartz (@MarcSchwartz26) May 17, 2019

The PATRIOTS and SCHWARTZ are heard on BEASLEY News-Talk WCTC-A/NEW BRUNSWICK.

ICYMI: @ESPN, @MLB, @Cut4, @si_mlb, @BleacherReport and others were quite impressed by our radio broadcaster, @MarcSchwartz26 and his call of a particular foul ball! 😂

— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) May 17, 2019

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