with Casey at the bat. But Flynn preceded Casey as did also Jimmy Blake, And the former was a pudding and the later was a fake; But Flynn let drive a single, to the wonderment of all, And Blake ...

The New York Mets new $765 million superstar Juan Soto had a Casey at the Bat moment on opening day, striking out in a key spot to finalize the Mets’ defeat. Fast forward to a night later ...

And for each of those years, he'd celebrated Opening Day the same way — by reciting “Casey at the Bat” for all of his classes. Although by 2019 he'd been retired for a couple of years ...