On Tuesday as the Los Angeles Angels battled the Oakland Athletics, Mike Trout did what he usually does on the diamond — dominate.
The Angels shared video of Trout going from first to home on a double from Jarrett Parker.
Mike making sure he secures that #OpeningDay roster spot! #LAASpring pic.twitter.com/cUE4Ki7OA5
— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) February 26, 2019
The A’s then responded.
Counterpoint: It'd be great if you left him off
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) February 26, 2019
The two teams continued to banter on Twitter, resulting in a funny response from Oakland’s Twitter account.
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) February 26, 2019
In case you don’t know, that’s a play on William Shatner playing Captain James T. Kirk in Star Trek as he yells “Khaaaaaaaan!”
Well, the man himself somehow got wind of the whole exchange that resulted in him being the featured meme and responded.
🙄 N3rds! https://t.co/h1CLoufvFP
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) February 26, 2019
Social media sure has changed things, and this time, the result was glorious fun.