Chicago Cubs fan Roy Wooden Jr. is heading again to the ballpark in a brand new documentary for Roku.
Wooden Jr., who spent eight years as a correspondent for The Day by day Present, grew up enjoying baseball in Birmingham, Alabama and is now set to host Going, Going Gone: The Magic of the Residence Run.
The Have I Obtained Information For You host, who additionally hosted baseball podcast Highway to Rickwood, is heading to completely different ballparks and different baseball landmarks throughout the nation to revisit among the most memorable dwelling runs in historical past.
Going, Going Gone: The Magic of the Residence Run will air on The Roku Channel on July to have a good time the Residence Run Derby, which takes place on July 14 at Truist Park in Atlanta. It’s produced by MLB Studios. Sean Boyle is overseeing the challenge on behalf of Roku
The doc additionally options appearances from Pete Alonso, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Albert Pujols, Chris Berman, and Bob Costas.
It’s Roku’s newest at bat as it’s in its second season because the unique dwelling of the MLB Sunday Leadoff.
Wooden Jr. mentioned, “As a baseball fan, it’s an honor to steer the exploration into one of the vital electrical acts in all of sports activities.”
“This particular marks a brand new milestone in our partnership with Main League Baseball and can carry audiences the enjoyable, emotion, and anticipation of the house run, and extra particularly, one of many greatest occasions in sports activities, the Residence Run Derby,” added Joe Franzetta, Head of Sports activities, Roku Media. “We sit up for having the game’s high gamers and figures unpack notable performances, electrical moments, and extra on this all-new particular.”
