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Angels announcer fell victim to phony Gerrit Cole tweet
New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole was targeted by a fake Twitter account. Tom Horak-USA TODAY Sports

Angels announcer fell victim to phony Gerrit Cole tweet

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Steve DelVecchio  |  Last updated 4/21/22

There are a lot of satirical social media pages out there that are disguised as real news outlets, and a Los Angeles Angels announcer was duped by one of them this week.

A Twitter page called New York Porch Sports — which looks extremely similar to the New York Post Sports’ Twitter account — shared a fake story on Tuesday night about Cole. The tweet claimed that the New York Yankees ace promised an underprivilaged school he would donate 600 MacBook computers if he lasted more than two innings of his start. The tweet, which you can see below, was sent after Cole was pulled in the second inning against the Houston Astros.

Angels radio play-by-play announcer Terry Smith thought the story was real. He spoke about it on the air during the team’s game against the Houston Astros on Tuesday.

Cole, who has an ERA of 6.35 in his first three starts this season, gave up two runs and five walks in just 1 2/3 innings against the Tigers. The Yankees still managed to to win 4-2 thanks to some outstanding bullpen work.

Fortunately, there was no actual laptop promise for Cole to break. That would have been heartbreaking for those kids.

If it helps Smith feel any better, something similar recently happened to Stephen A. Smith.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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