Player name typos happen, of course, but ESPN’s app delivered a notable one Monday night. In a notification about Miguel Sano’s walk-off home run for the Minnesota Twins, ESPN talked about Atlanta Braves’ outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. jogging in before the ball cleared the wall. Except they called him “Roberto”:
https://twitter.com/NickAlfidi/status/1158590613740281856
Name mix-ups happen, but that’s an unfortunate one.
[Nick Alfidi on Twitter]
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Andrew Bucholtz has been covering sports media for Awful Announcing since 2012. He is also a staff writer for The Comeback. His previous work includes time at Yahoo! Sports Canada and Black Press.