Before Game 2 of the World Series against the New York Yankees on Saturday evening, the Los Angeles Dodgers brought Ice Cube onto the field to warm up the home crowd.

The Yankees, losing two games to nil, decided they needed to counteract the Dodgers’ energy in the first game at Yankee Stadium.

So for some reason they thought the right way to warm up the New York crowd before Game 3 was…Fat Joe?

For some crazy reason, the New York Yankees brought Fat Joe onto the field to rap before their World Series game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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I will tell a short and very true story.

My phone rings and I answer it.

“Hello?”

“Dan,” my father’s familiar voice said, but in a tone that suggested impending doom.

“Yes?” I asked, expecting him to deliver some terrible news or something.

“Are you watching the World Series?”

“Yes,” I replied, no longer worrying about the worst case scenario.

“What the hell is happening?”

“Dad, I can honestly tell you I have no idea,” I said, still shocked that Fat Joe was on my TV before a World Series game in 2024.

Yes, Fat Joe’s presence was so ridiculous that my dad called me hoping I had inside information as to why on earth this was happening.

But I didn’t do it. I was just as confused as everyone else.

This includes fellow OutKicker and Yankees fan Mike Gunzelman.

He and I were far from the only ones confused. And confusion wasn’t the only emotion expressed on social media.

Yikes.

To make matters worse, Freddie Freeman hit a two-run home run to start the first inning.

Is this Fat Joe’s fault? Probably not.

But we can’t rule it out completely.