Yankees announcers make 'Seinfeld' jokes as Jason Alexander takes the bump

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Worlds collided on Sunday within the Bronx when the New York Yankees confronted a Houston Astros pitcher named Jason Alexander.

The irony, after all, is that the actor named Jason Alexander performed the workforce's "assistant to the touring secretary" within the hit present, "Seinfeld."

So, as Alexander, the pitcher, was warming up, Yankees announcer Michael Kay and his coloration commentator, former Yankee and Seinfeld visitor Paul O'Neill, gave their scouting report on Alexander, utilizing strains from the present.

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An Astros pitcher with the identical title as the person who performed the Yankees' "assistant to the touring secretary" pitched in opposition to them on Sunday. (Getty Photos)

The notes on the scouting report have been, "It is not you, it is me" as a nod to Alexander not realizing he was pitching on Sunday till the day earlier than, "the ocean was indignant" to make notice of his scoreless outing in opposition to the Miami Marlins, and "worlds are colliding" as a result of apparent nature of the circumstances.

O'Neill made point out that the Yankees are making a gift of a George Costanza bobblehead on Aug. 21.

Alexander truly took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning - he was the successful pitcher in Houston's 7-1 victory.

O'Neill appeared within the episode "The Wink" in Season 7 as simply one in all a number of Yankees to be on the hit collection all through its dominance within the Nineteen Nineties. It is the one the place Kramer (performed by Michael Richards) guarantees a boy within the hospital that he would get the proper fielder to hit two dwelling runs in a sport in an effort to attempt to get again a birthday card for Steinbrenner, signed by members of the Yankees, that he had bought.

The previous outfielder mentioned throughout the broadcast that he nonetheless will get residuals - final yr, he mentioned they have been "like 57 bucks," however in his most up-to-date test, he mentioned he cracked the $100 milestone.

Paul O'Neill as Himself, Michael Richards as Cosmo Kramer (Barry Slobin/NBCU Picture Financial institution/NBCUniversal by way of Getty Photos)

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"They should be enjoying [the episodes] extra," O'Neill joked.

"It is not huge time. It is a good reminder, although, that you just have been on the present. It is kinda cool," he mentioned final yr.

Along with O'Neill, Yankees gamers Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams and Danny Tartabull and supervisor Buck Showalter additionally appeared on the collection, whereas a stunt double was used for Steinbrenner, who was voiced by co-creator Larry David. The true Steinbrenner did movie a scene that was by no means used, however he was by no means as open because the faux one to his mistake in buying and selling Jay Buhner for Ken Phelps.

O'Neill had 15 multi-homer video games in his profession, together with hitting three dingers on Aug. 31, 1995 (the fictional sport within the "Seinfeld" episode was not one in all them, as an obvious inside-the-park dwelling run was dominated a triple and he scored on an error).

Paul O'Neill as Himself, Michael Richards as Cosmo Kramer (Barry Slobin/NBCU Picture Financial institution/NBCUniversal by way of Getty Photos)

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The Yankees retired his No. 21 in 2022. Pitcher LaTroy Hawkins wore it in 2008, seven years after O'Neill retired, however was booed due to it, leaving it to be unofficially retired till it was lastly honored in Monument Park.