Justin Turner was letting it all hang loose on Thursday night.
The veteran reserve who plays sparingly for the first-place Cubs was granted “Fan of the Game” by their home broadcast partner, “Marquee Sports Network,” but they didn’t recognize that there was something a bit more testy going on with the scene.
Turner was wearing fake testicles, which hung down and bounced around as he jumped with reactions from star outfielder Seiya Suzuki.
“It’s you, Justin Turner. You are our fan of the game. Wooo,” broadcaster Boog Sciambi said during the ninth inning of the broadcast.
The broadcast crew and commentators seemingly didn’t know what was unfolding until Sciambi and Jim Deshaies went silent for about 30 seconds as reality hit them.
During the silence, Pirates second baseman Adam Frazier fouled off a pitch and recorded an out during the at-bat, as reliever Ryan Pressly mowed down Pittsburgh’s offense.
Barstool Sports personality Dan “Big Cat” Katz reacted to the wild scene in real time on X.
“Those are fake balls right? No way Marquee showed real balls right? Those have to be fake balls. Either way this team is having fun and I love it!” Katz wrote.
He later added, “OK they’re fake. Confirmed. [Cubs President of Business Operations] Crane Kenney should start selling fake balls at Wrigley so he can pay for Kyle Tucker.”
The Cubs went on to win 3-2, with Pressly getting his first save since April 13 after being relegated from the role.
Turner has been mostly a cheerleader for the Cubs this season, starting just four games in the month of June.
The former Met and Dodger is hitting .213 with one home run, as Michael Busch has claimed most of the starts at first base.