Video of Tom Hart’s interview with Evan Gattis’ father
during last night’s Braves game on FOX Sports South has gone viral, after being
picked up by Yahoo Sports, USA Today and several other sites. In case you
missed it, Gattis hit his first career HR while the interview with his father
was taking place in the stands.
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From USA Today
story:
During Gattis'
second at-bat, the Braves' broadcast team on FOX Sports South found Gattis'
parents in the crowd to interview father Jo Gattis about the rookie's meandering
path to the big leagues.
"Did you
ever imagine he'd end up in this situation?" reporter Tom Hart asked the
elder Gattis.
"No, I
did not," Jo Gattis said. "He told me he was done and I--":
As his father
explained how improbable it was for Gattis to even reach the majors, Gattis
turned on a 1-1 pitch from Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay and drove it over the
left-center field wall in Turner Field for his first career hit and first home
run.
Please see clips below from USA Today and Yahoo Sports,
which have been picked up by many other outlets around the country.
www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2013/04/...gattis.../2051619/
14
hours ago – Braves rookie Evan Gattis homered while his
father was being ... During Gattis' second at-bat, the
Braves' broadcast team on FOX Sports South found Gattis'
parents in the crowd to ... reporter Tom Hart asked
the elder Gattis.
sports.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-sports-minute/
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mins ago – While being interviewed by Fox Sports South reporter Tom
Hart, the elder Gattis saw his kid take Roy Halladay deep
for the first hit of his big ...
Jackson Sun - 2 hours ago
During Gattis' second at-bat, the
Braves' broadcast team on FOX Sports South found Gattis' parents
in the crowd to interview father Jo Gattis about the rookie's meandering
path to the big leagues. "Did you ever imagine he'd end up in this
situation?" reporter ...
WZZM - 9 hours ago
Evan Gattis gave up on his baseball career at age
19, then spent time in various odd jobs and briefly in drug rehab before
catching on with a junior college team four years later. Now 25, Gattis made
his big-league debut for the Braves tonight. During Gattis' second at-bat, the
Braves' broadcast team on FOX Sports South found Gattis' parents in the
crowd to interview father Jo Gattis about the rookie's meandering path to the
big leagues. "Did you ever imagine he'd end up in this situation?"
reporter Tom Hart asked the ...
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hours ago – Evan Gattis' fitting debut, Justin Upton stays hot and
more from the Braves' 9-2 win ... Cory McCartney is the Digital Content
Manager for Fox Sports South, ... In a bit of
an ironic twist, the man who caught Gattis' home run ball ...
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3
hours ago – Tom Hart, a reporter for Fox Sports South in
Atlanta, sat in the stands surrounded by thirteen members of Evan Gattis' family
and friends who ...
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