Former Tennessee Vols baseball star Ben Joyce gets dunked on by MLB announcer after Instagram debacle

The Tennessee Volunteers are still celebrating a 2024 College World Series title. They're hot on the transfer portal recruiting trail. Tony Vitello recently turned down the Texas A&M job. Rocky Top is in a great place for baseball. They've been growing annually since Vitelli's arrival.

Ben Joyce was a fan favorite in Knoxville years ago, and his record-setting fastball is gliding past major league batters now. He's a reliever for the Los Angeles Angels.

The former Tennessee Vols star went viral on Monday

Joyce posted a picture of a bridge on his Instagram story earlier in the week, and he thought it was the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. He was incorrect. That bridge was actually the Bay Bridge.

Angels announcers hilariously dunks on Ben Joyce

This was the perfect response from LA's booth. They made sure to throw in a comical jab at one of their top young pitchers after his hilarious blunder on social media.

Joyce did, in fact, realize his mistake on the same day as the post. He followed up the post with a tweet/post on X/Twitter. Plenty of folks let him know, so he made sure he learned about that particular bridge.

Joyce is projected to be a key arm for the future in Los Angeles. His ferocious fastball and improving off speed stuff could help him become a great reliever in the big leagues. Joyce rose through the minor leagues rather quickly compared to his counterparts after being drafted in round three of the 2022 MLB Draft.

Joyce is currently impressing for the Angels. He's appeared in ten games for the Angels in 2024. Joyce owns a 3.97 ERA with ten strikeouts in 11.1 innings pitched.

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