A young Nova Scotia baseball fan got the call up to the big leagues.
Ten-year-old Ben Porter got to announce part of the Toronto Blue Jays’ game as they took on the New York Yankees on Sunday.
He was chosen by Jr. Jay Sunday staff to announce the 2nd inning after answering a few skill testing questions.
“It was really cool,” said Ben. “They were mostly asking like, who’s my favourite player, stuff like that.”
He was joined by his parents Cody and Jenny Porter, who said it was amazing to get to see Ben announce the game.
“I was fortunate enough to go up in the booth with Ben,” said Jenny. “Just the crowd, the energy, it was so amazing.”
Ben said he wasn’t nervous at all, and as a long time baseball player and Jays fan he was confident in knowing the game. More than anything, he said he is just a little worried his friends won’t believe him when he starts the sixth grade this fall.
“I feel like they’re gonna be like, ‘that’s not true’,” said Ben. “But then I’ll show them the video.”
For his efforts Ben was given a number of souvenirs. He said his favourite was a signed baseball from Blue Jays manager John Schneider.
When Ben grows up, he said he wants to be an MLB pitcher. If that doesn’t work out, he said he would be happy to step in as an announcer.
