In a ballpark that may or may not actually belong to the Athletics, history—and possibly several generations of it—echoed through the broadcast booth. Twin brothers Chris and Stefan Caray stepped into the big leagues together for the first time, microphones in hand and family legacy looming large. Across the field, their father Chip called the game from the opposing side, while somewhere in the spiritual rafters, the unmistakable voice of Harry Caray threatened to steal the show entirely. And as if one Caray per inning wasn’t already enough, a very confused (and very elevated) Dallas Braden found himself trying to keep track of it all—unsuccessfully.
*** Now chatting in #CarayMultiverse ***
ChrisCaray: welcome everybody
this is a special one
StefanCaray: first time calling a big league game together
couldn’t ask for a better moment
ChrisCaray: or a weirder one
*** ChipsAhoy has entered the chat (from opposing booth) ***
ChipsAhoy: boys
proud of you
also I’m actively rooting against you tonight
StefanCaray: thanks dad
very supportive
deeply conflicted energy
ChrisCaray: feels like thanksgiving
but with microphones
*** faint ghostly echo ***
HarryCarayGhost: HOLY COW
THAT’S A LOTTA CARAYS
ChrisCaray: …did you hear that
StefanCaray: yeah
that felt… hereditary
ChipsAhoy: don’t worry about it
that just happens sometimes
*** DallasBraden420 has entered the chat ***
DallasBraden420: hey man
i gotta ask
how many of you are there
DallasBraden420: like is this cloning
or just elite genetics
ChrisCaray: just family
StefanCaray: a lot of family
DallasBraden420: i’m seeing double
hearing triple
and spiritually experiencing like…
1957
*** HarryCarayGhost intensifies ***
HarryCarayGhost: WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT SWING
YOU THINK HE’S RELATED TO ME??
ChipsAhoy: grandpa please
not during the broadcast
DallasBraden420: wait
WAIT
is that HARRY CARAY
DallasBraden420: i knew this edible was a bad idea
StefanCaray: no no
that’s just… legacy
ChrisCaray: yeah
generational presence
DallasBraden420: nah man
that dude just said “HOLY COW” directly into my soul
*** HEY GUYS THIS IS JI
*** JIM THOME has entered the chat ***
WORDUPTHOME: HEY GUYS THIS IS JI
JIM THOME
WORDUPTHOME: BASEBALL IS A FAMILY GAME
BUT THIS
THIS IS A FAMILY TREE WITH A MICROPHONE
ChipsAhoy: boys just remember
keep the call clean
don’t step on each other
ChrisCaray: got it
StefanCaray: absolutely
*** both speak at the exact same time ***
ChrisCaray: line drive to left—
StefanCaray: that ball is smoked—
*** awkward pause ***
DallasBraden420: oh we got echo
we got live echo
this is like surround sound baseball
HarryCarayGhost: I LOVE IT
PUT ‘EM ALL IN THE BOOTH
MAKE IT FOUR CARAYS
ChipsAhoy: absolutely not
DallasBraden420: i’m not gonna lie
i don’t know who’s calling the game anymore
but i trust all of you equally
and also not at all
*** MLB_NewsBot has entered the chat ***
MLB_NewsBot: Chris and Stefan Caray call first MLB game together
Chip Caray calling opposing broadcast
Multiple references made to broadcasting legend Harry Caray
Dallas Braden described as “elevated and confused”
WORDUPTHOME: SOME FAMILIES PLAY CATCH
THIS FAMILY CALLS IT
DallasBraden420: i need water
and maybe a genealogy chart
HarryCarayGhost: HOLY COW
SOMEBODY GET THIS MAN A HOT DOG
*** ChrisCaray has left to sync up commentary timing ***
*** StefanCaray has left to also sync up commentary timing but slightly differently ***
*** ChipsAhoy has left to call a Cardinals homer with mixed emotions ***
*** DallasBraden420 has left to sit down and process the concept of lineage ***
*** HarryCarayGhost has left to echo forever in the rafters ***
*** WORDUPTHOME has left to appreciate the broadcast bloodline ***