In a case of life imitating art, the MLB's second annual Field of Dreams game brought a baseball legend back to life — much to the shock of many viewers.
A recreated virtual rendition of Harry Caray singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” played during the seventh inning of the game, and it drew widespread cheers from attendees in the ballpark but received a decidedly mixed reaction on social media, with some fans uneasy about the technological revival of the famous Chicago Cubs announcer, who died in 1998.“This is about paying tribute to what makes baseball iconic,” Brad Zager, an executive producer for Fox Sports, said.
Throughout his career, Caray worked with the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, and more. His final 16 seasons were with the Cubs. — elite tormentor August 12, 2022 Yo, that Harry Caray hologram was not it. Who cleared that? #Cubs #FieldofDreams Coverage of Cubs - Reds from Dyersville, Iowa tonight at 6p ET on FOX and the FOX Sports App. pic.twitter.com/orvnGgRWR9The company collaborated with a production partner to use technology to give"as faithful a tribute to Harry Caray and his legacy as technology allows,” a Fox Sports executive told the Washington Post.
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