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LA Dodgers Vin Scully Comes Out of Retirement for Jimmy Kimmel

By Keaton Moore |
Sep 24, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully talks to the media during a press conference before the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 24, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully talks to the media during a press conference before the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

While the LA Dodgers prepare for the upcoming NLCS, Vin Scully joined Jimmy Kimmel and announced his 2004 Celebrity softball game home run.

On Thursday, Oct. 13, Jimmy Kimmel invited Vin Scully, coming off 67 years with the LA Dodgers, to interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Kimmel asked Scully about his career, life and retirement. In return, the infamous broadcaster did a favor for his host.

As a part of the yearly All-Star festivities, baseball hosts an All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game. During the the Mid-Summer Classic in Houston, Texas Kimmel competed on the American League softball team. He played along side legends Will Clark, Fred Lynn, Rollie Fingers and celebrities Matthew Modine and Sarah Silverman.

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    • Although the American League lost 15-8, Kimmel sent one out of the shorted field in Minute Maid Park. Per request, Scully voiced-over an announcement of Kimmel’s centerfield home run during the show.

    This is not the first time Kimmel has expressed his love for baseball through his invited guests. During the 2015 World Series, he brought Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Wilmer Flores and David Wright of the New York Mets to discuss the season and the playoffs.

    Kimmel has partaken in Clayton Kershaw’s Ping Pong 4 Purpose Tournament, but he also brought the Dodgers’ ace for an interview during May, 2015. Kershaw threw a non-regulation baseball at Kimmel to try and knock an apple off of the top of his head.

    One year later, he tracked down the San Francisco Giants’ fan who was ejected for interfering with a fair ball. In fact, Kimmel interviewed him over webcam and asked him about the incident.

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    However, it was clear that Scully calling his 2004 home run outshone his other interactions with the National Pastime. Following the call, Kimmel’s face expressed the joy similar to a child experiencing their first ballgame.

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