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<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bert Kreischer</a> is now one of the best-known comedians in the world, but as a high schooler, he played baseball against some of the game's best – and he didn't even realize it.The 51-year-old comedian, who earned the nickname "The Machine" from his insane partying days at Florida State, was a guest on "The Rally," a sports talk show on the Stadium app.Kreischer was talking to host Dani Klupenger and former <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/mlb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MLB closer Danny Graves</a>, when the comedian swiftly mentioned that he ironically used to play baseball against someone named Danny Graves while attending high school in Tampa.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM</a>Klupenger then let Kreischer know that he was speaking to "the Danny Graves."Graves told Kreischer he attended Brandon High School just outside the Tampa area."Buddy, I used to bat off you," a stunned Kreischer replied, saying he attended nearby Jesuit."So you were there with [former MLB pitcher] Brad Radke?" asked Graves."Brad Radke, I was his catcher," answered Kreischer. "Danny Graves, are you freaking kidding me? Danny Graves threw heat!" Kreischer said.It got even better, though – Kreischcer apparently had no idea what became of Graves' baseball days, asking if he played in college.Graves played much more than just college – he suited up for three MLB teams in a respectable 11-year career, two of which he was named an All-Star.Klupenger told Kreischer that Graves was recently named to the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/mlb/cincinnati-reds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cincinnati Reds</a> Hall of Fame, as he was their closer for several years.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/as-batting-average-leader-sent-down-because-he-needs-get-base-gm-says">A'S BATTING AVERAGE LEADER SENT DOWN BECAUSE HE 'NEEDS TO GET ON BASE,' GM SAYS</a>"You went on to play pro?!" Kreischer hilariously asked."Danny Graves and Bert Kreischer back together again. Is it crazy, that's how good of a baseball player you were when we were kids, is that I have always remembered your name."<a href="https://twitter.com/TheRally/status/1775295898735501673" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">VIEW MOMENT ON X</a>Graves recorded 121 saves from 1999 to 2002 with Cincinnati, pitching to a 3.21 ERA, and the Reds made him a starter the following year. But the experiment failed, as he racked up a 5.33 ERA in 2003. He went back to the bullpen the following year and posted a career-high 41 saves.After a brief stint with the Mets in 2005, he retired after spending the 2006 season with Cleveland, his first MLB team.Follow Fox News Digital’s <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSports_" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sports coverage on X</a>, and subscribe to<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter</a>.

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content: <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bert
 Kreischer</a> is now one of the best-known comedians in the world, but as a high
 schooler, he played baseball against some of the game's best – and he didn't even
 realize it.The 51-year-old comedian, who earned the nickname "The Machine"
 from his insane partying days at Florida State, was a guest on "The Rally," a sports
 talk show on the Stadium app.Kreischer was talking to host Dani Klupenger
 and former <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/mlb" target="_blank"
 rel="noopener">MLB closer Danny Graves</a>, when the comedian swiftly mentioned
 that he ironically used to play baseball against someone named Danny Graves while
 attending high school in Tampa.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports" target="_blank"
 rel="noopener">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM</a>Klupenger
 then let Kreischer know that he was speaking to "the Danny Graves."Graves
 told Kreischer he attended Brandon High School just outside the Tampa area."Buddy,
 I used to bat off you," a stunned Kreischer replied, saying he attended nearby Jesuit."So
 you were there with [former MLB pitcher] Brad Radke?" asked Graves."Brad
 Radke, I was his catcher," answered Kreischer. "Danny Graves, are you freaking
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 asking if he played in college.Graves played much more than just college
 – he suited up for three MLB teams in a respectable 11-year career, two of which
 he was named an All-Star.Klupenger told Kreischer that Graves was recently
 named to the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/mlb/cincinnati-reds"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cincinnati Reds</a> Hall of Fame, as he was their
 closer for several years.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/as-batting-average-leader-sent-down-because-he-needs-get-base-gm-says">A'S
 BATTING AVERAGE LEADER SENT DOWN BECAUSE HE 'NEEDS TO GET ON BASE,' GM SAYS</a>"You
 went on to play pro?!" Kreischer hilariously asked."Danny Graves and Bert
 Kreischer back together again. Is it crazy, that's how good of a baseball player
 you were when we were kids, is that I have always remembered your name."<a
 href="https://twitter.com/TheRally/status/1775295898735501673" target="_blank" rel="nofollow
 noopener">VIEW MOMENT ON X</a>Graves recorded 121 saves
 from 1999 to 2002 with Cincinnati, pitching to a 3.21 ERA, and the Reds made him
 a starter the following year. But the experiment failed, as he racked up a 5.33
 ERA in 2003. He went back to the bullpen the following year and posted a career-high
 41 saves.After a brief stint with the Mets in 2005, he retired after spending
 the 2006 season with Cleveland, his first MLB team.Follow Fox
 News Digital’s <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSports_" target="_blank"
 rel="noopener">sports coverage on X</a>, and
 subscribe to<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank"
 rel="noopener"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter</a>.
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