The Oakland A's have a lot on their plate this season. Most notably, at least to non-Athletics fans, is their quest to get George Michael to make a cameo appearance at a game. Why? Because they want him to sign "Careless Whisper," of course.
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There’s no official word yet on whether Michael will show, but there has been contact and the A’s are hopeful they can pull it off. Which would be amazing, and pretty darn cool. Michael, who is English, presumably has little background in baseball and probably hadn’t heard of Josh Reddick until recently, but the Oakland outfielder has brought Michael’s sax-heavy ballad “Careless Whisper” back into cultural relevance.
Reddick, as you may recall, started using the KOIT classic as his walk-up music — in lieu of his usual "WWE themes and country music" — making it one of the greatest moments in A's history, ever. Behold:
Previously: Let's All Enjoy Josh Reddick's Sultry New Walk-Up Music: 'Careless Whisper'