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"Ballgame" is the third episode of the fifth season of Abbott Elementary. It is also the 74th overall episode in the series. It aired on October 15, 2025.
Description[]
The Abbott crew heads to the ballpark for Teachers' Appreciation Night at the Philadelphia Phillies game.
Plot[]
Schwarber’s rehearsal went well. Now, he just needed to play well against Atlanta. “I hope I don’t screw up tonight,” Schwarber joked. But Schwarber hit four home runs against the Braves, becoming just the 21st player in baseball history to homer four times in a game. It made everything about the episode more Hollywood than anybody in Hollywood could have imagined. “For it to be Kyle, for it to be Schwarbs, who homered four times, who was already such a big part of the episode, that was just wild and ecstatic,” said Chris Perfetti, who plays the character Jacob Hill. “It was surreal. We had the freedom to sort of react to the game, to just stay in character and be there. But I remember, it was after the third homer, I think, we all just stood up as ourselves, losing our minds that it was Kyle again. “I remember just looking at Quinta and being like, ‘What is happening?’”. Long before that historic night, Major League Baseball had reached out to “Abbott Elementary” about its potential interest in shooting an episode at the ballpark with the Phillies. It loved the idea. “Do you think we could shoot it at a game?” the show asked. Absolutely. Both parties got to work.
Starring[]
- Quinta Brunson as Janine Teagues
- Tyler James Williams as Gregory Eddie
- Janelle James as Ava Coleman
- Lisa Ann Walter as Melissa Schemmenti
- Chris Perfetti as Jacob Hill
- William Stanford Davis as Mr. Johnson
- Sheryl Lee Ralph as Barbara Howard
Special Guest Star[]
- Kyle Schwarber as Himself
- Luke Tennie as Dominic
Guest Starring[]
- Jerry Minor as Mr. Morton
- Matthew Law as O'Shon
- Nicholas Delany as Cooper
Co-Starring[]
- Dan Baker as Himself
- Phillie Phanatic as Himself
- Van Van as Margaret
- Phil John as Security Guard
- Elizabeth Crawley as Medic
- Alan Aymie as Fan #1
- Greg Poppa as Fan #2
Trivia[]
- This episode was filmed at Citizens Bank Park on August 28, 2025, meaning it was the 4th episode of the 5th season produced.
- This episode was originally known as "Game Night" before it was changed to "Ballgame".
Ratings[]
"Ballgame" was watched by 2.83 million viewers, earning a 0.4 in the 18-49 rating demographics on the Nielson ratings scale.
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