HOUSTON – This "Saturday Night Live” was a special one for Houstonians as World Series champions, the Houston Astros, were featured on the iconic NBC broadcast.
MVP George Springer, Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman appeared on the comedy sketch show in the Weekend Update with Leslie Jones.
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Jones, a Yankees fan, began the sketch by admiring the physical prowess of the MLB athletes. She joked about Altuve's height and Springer's name, calling it the name of a "mattress salesman."
Just then, the players appeared behind Jones and gave her some Astros gear. Jones appeared to be smitten with the team by the end of the sketch.
The Astros and the players posted about "SNL" on their pages.
Headed up to NY for @nbcsnl #Leggggoooo
— Alex Bregman (@ABREG_1) November 4, 2017
“Live from New York it’s Saturday Night!”
— Houston Astros (@astros) November 5, 2017
Thanks for having us, @nbcsnl!
Photos courtesy of Will Heath & Rosalind O’Connor/NBC pic.twitter.com/08q55NkTVF
Houston @astros + @Lesdoggg 💘 #SNL pic.twitter.com/qZiIRfawp5
— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) November 5, 2017
It was the end of a big day for the team. The team visited Disney World just hours earlier.
Watch the full appearance on the "Saturday Night Live" YouTube page:
Several Major League Baseball personalities have appeared on the show in the past, but according to the report, only three World Series contenders have been featured on “SNL”: the 1998 Yankees, the 2001 Yankees and the 2016 Cubs.