Homer Simpson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame to honor the 25th anniversary of “The Simpsons” episode “Homer at Bat.”
Yes, you heard that right. The popular pop culture fixture of the FOX animated series will have a display at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
The “Homer at Bat,” episode first aired on Feb. 20, 1992 and featured such MLB greats as Wade Boggs, Jose Canseco, Roger Clemens, Ken Griffey Jr., Don Mattingly, Mike Scioscia, Ozzie Smith, Darryl Strawberry and Steve Sax playing as ringers for the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant’s softball team. It’s a great episode which almost any baseball fan has enjoyed if he or she has seen it.
Executives and writers from “The Simpsons” held a roundtable on Saturday to discuss the episode.
From the Hall of Fame:
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will pay tribute to THE SIMPSONS’ place in American culture by honoring “Homer at the Bat” on Saturday, May 27. Boggs and Smith, who were portrayed in the unforgettable episode that featured Homer Simpson winning the championship softball game for the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant with a walk-off hit-by-pitch, will join in a roundtable discussion from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. outside the Library entrance to the Hall of Fame in Cooper Park. The discussion, which is free and open to the public, will feature the episode’s executive producers Al Jean and Mike Reiss, director Jim Reardon, executive story editor Jeff Martin, and casting director Bonnie Pietila.
Homer Simpson, welcome to “immortality.” #FirstLook #HOFHomer #HOFClassic
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