• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Larry Brown Sports

Larry Brown Sports

Brown Bag it, Baby

  • Home
  • Blog View
  • NFL
  • NCAAF
  • NBA
  • MLB
  • Media
  • Headlines
  • Podcast
BaseballBurger KingChicago White SoxJake BurgerJohn KingTexas Rangers

Rangers-White Sox game had funniest-named pitcher-batter matchup ever

June 11, 2022 by Darryn Albert • Comments
FacebookTweetLinkedInRedditThreadsWhatsAppEmail
John King pitching to Jake Burger

Hopefully you weren’t hungry while watching the Texas Rangers-Chicago White Sox game on Friday night.

In the eighth inning of the contest, Rangers reliever John King entered the game trying to hold a 3-3 tie. After King got two quick outs, White Sox third baseman Jake Burger stepped into the batter’s box to face him. That’s right, we got a Burger-King matchup.

no free ads but this matchup was a whopper pic.twitter.com/nelLWxXsYe

— Cut4 (@Cut4) June 11, 2022

Unfortunately, only one of the two was able to have it his way. Burger would reach on an infield single to kickstart a five-run rally for the White Sox, all coming with two outs. After the Burger infield hit, King gave up two more singles, a double, and a home run, finally exiting the mound down 8-3.

No word on if there will be a Chicken-Fries matchup at some point before the Rangers-White Sox series wraps up on Sunday. But at least this was a lot better than the last time Burger King was involved in the world of baseball.

  • i want more great stories!

Sign up today for free and get the best sports content sent to your inbox.

You can unsubscribe anytime. For more details, review our Privacy Policy.

.

Follow Us

Get instantly notified of the most viral news stories via Google!

  • Trending stories

Mike Macdonald talks with the media

Seahawks found a ‘tell’ that doomed Patriots in Super Bowl

3 days ago
Puka Nacua in warmups

Puka Nacua gets called out for his reaction to Seahawks’ Super Bowl win

3 days ago
Sam Darnold wearing a Seahawks hat

Seahawks player wore the perfect Sam Darnold T-shirt to Seahawks parade

1 day ago
Greg Roman at the Pro Bowl

Ex-Chargers OC Greg Roman lands a new job after his firing

7 days ago
Russell Wilson laughing

Russell Wilson posts a 2-word message after Seahawks win Super Bowl

4 days ago

Sidebar


  • don’t miss these

Cade Cunningham in his Pistons uniform

All-Star NBA player becomes part-owner of Texas Rangers

3 hours ago35
Nick Castellanos high fives teammates

Phillies All-Star admits to bringing beer into dugout after being benched

4 hours ago692
Enrique Hernandez standing in the dugout

Kiké Hernández breaks the news about his future with the Dodgers

5 hours ago122
A Dodgers hat in the dugout

Dodgers ink veteran slugger to $10 million contract extension

6 hours ago63
Pete Alonso holding a bat

Pete Alonso has a classy response to a fan thanking him for staying away from the Dodgers 

9 hours ago180
Munetaka Murakami hitting a home run

White Sox manager sets the record straight about Munetaka Murakami’s request

11 hours ago247
  • popular stories

Anthony Davis in a Mavericks uniform

Wizards spark controversy with Anthony Davis’ new jersey number

Bad Bunny holding a football in the end zone to close his Super Bowl halftime show

Everyone made the same joke after Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show

Kirk Cousins with a Falcons hat on

Kirk Cousins has been linked to a surprising team

Geno Smith ready to throw a ball

Fans ruthlessly troll Geno Smith after he shared his Super Bowl opinion

Darron Lee celebrates a sack

Ex-Jets first-round pick charged with murdering his girlfriend

Tua Tagovailoa looks on

Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa plan gets new update

Get the App

© 2026 · LB Sports Media Group Inc · Powered by Springwire.ai

  • X
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • RSS Feed
  • About Larry Brown Sports
  • Contact
  • Editorial Process
  • Staff Writers
  • Privacy Policy
Dedicated to the memory of Nevil Vega