This Wild Camera Angle in Cubs-Cardinals Game Had MLB Fans Thinking It Was a Video Game

Whoa.

The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals split a two-game series in England over the weekend in games that were both played in front of large crowds at London Stadium.

The Cardinals won Sunday’s game (after getting pounded on Saturday) to get the split with their bitter rivals. 

The coolest part about that second game might have been a camera angle ESPN used in between innings. A drone followed players out of the dugout and the shots ESPN got from it had just about everyone thinking they were watching a video game.

You will probably feel the same way after you watch this clip from the broadcast: 

This angle of Nolan taking the field at the #LondonSeries is just 🤌 pic.twitter.com/gfp4gOO85U

— MLB (@MLB) June 25, 2023

Whoa. 

Fans had reactions: 

Okay, the camera angle is cool and all, but why is he actually running like a video game character?!? I legit thought this was an MLB The Show promo vid at first lmao https://t.co/RnZ1yW9bmN

— Tyler (@TyGuy9) June 26, 2023

I legit thought this was MLB the show! Mind=Blown 😮🔥🤯🔥😮 https://t.co/62XOmtFNiM pic.twitter.com/vIatdluTFl

— Tom (@SurplusCloud89) June 26, 2023

This is a video game and you can’t convince me otherwise https://t.co/VyEI2DKgz8

— Footeball (@FinnitoSupreme) June 26, 2023

Wait, this not a video game 🤯😂 https://t.co/OkCi7LnVDB

— Sauce Daddy™️ (@ReterrnOfTheMac) June 26, 2023

This isn’t a video game? https://t.co/xb5jIwVBbP pic.twitter.com/uA9IiQxRrJ

— Brooks Montange (@MonteDeuce) June 26, 2023

Was fully convinced this was a clip from someone’s Road to the Show https://t.co/CUaxqAGbn5

— Jarrett Bailey (@JBaileyNFL) June 25, 2023

so this isn’t MLB The Show? https://t.co/o9wLELmoG4

— Jordan Cicchelli 🤍 (@jordancicchelli) June 25, 2023

Looks like a video game… MLB 2k27 https://t.co/M9YazA5grK

— Teezo (@miteezo) June 25, 2023

What I expected MLB the show to look like on next gen consuls. https://t.co/q7Qq3Gzhlj

— Calvin Nicol (@calvin_nicol) June 26, 2023

on first glance it looked like it was straight out of a video game https://t.co/60QoDQEWm0

— Alec (@Framchise) June 25, 2023

Probably the most video game-looking clip I’ve ever seen in a sport https://t.co/Z7tZQFrsAh

— Tom Scholes ⚾️ 🏈 (@_TomScholes) June 25, 2023