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In the biggest cinematic twist since the end of “The Departed,” veteran ESPN baseball announcer Karl Ravech was back on the network for Thursday night’s Nationals-Braves game.<\/p>\n

Now, that usually wouldn’t be shocking, given Ravech has been with the network for 33 years and it’s MLB<\/a> season. Hearing him call a midweek game ain’t news.<\/p>\n

Here’s what makes it news: Ravech was reportedly laid off, along with dozens of other ESPN<\/a> employees, earlier this month. That’s right.<\/p>\n

PAT MCAFEE FORCED TO ADDRESS ESPN LAYOFFS ON AIR DURING AWKWARD SEGMENT, BUT THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

And he was back <\/i>in the ESPN booth last night, with NO mention of it. None. Zero.<\/p>\n

The internet, naturally, was stunned:<\/p>\n

Stunning. Imagine my surprise when I turned the game on and heard Ravech in the booth. I thought I clicked the wrong button. I was floored.<\/p>\n

Now, a couple things …<\/p>\n

ESPN laying off Karl Ravech leaves fans fuming, but the writing has been on the wall for years<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

If that’s the case, it’s a noble thing to do. Could you return to a job that just fired you and tell them you want to essentially be a lame-duck worker for the next few months? All for the love of the game?<\/p>\n

No shot. I certainly wouldn’t. If OutKick came to me this morning and told me AI had officially replaced me \u2014 probably not a huge hypothetical, by the way \u2014 then I’d log off so fast, heads would spin. I think most of us would.<\/p>\n

But Karl Ravech is a 33-year vet, and he loves the game of baseball. He wants to see this season through, apparently.<\/p>\n

Or, he’s deathly terrified of being bored back at home. I get that, too.<\/p>\n

Either way, it’s a stark difference from how Ryan Clark handled the news<\/a> \u2014 by hopping on his podcast, crying, and blaming it all on race.<\/p>\n

Choose your fighter(s), America.<\/p>\n

Long live Karl!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/karl-ravech-stuns-mlb-fans-returning-espn-booth-weeks-laid-off <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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