We just found our favorite minor league baseball player. Never mind that we've never even seen him field a grounder or Comedy Archivesswing a bat.

But first, we must set the stage.

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If the name "Matt Foley" rings a bell, that's because of arguably the greatest Saturday Night Livesketch of all time.

Surely, you recall this bit, in which Chris Farley (RIP) plays a "motivational speaker" named Matt Foley who lives in a van down by the river. (In case you don't remember, highlights from the bit are embedded atop this post and you can watch the full thing on NBC's website.)

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So that's the deal with thatMatt Foley. But we're here today to talk about Matt Foley the baseball player. He's a catcher in the Atlanta Braves' minor league system, but other that we don't know too much about him. So why are we so enamored?

Simply sharing a name with a fictional character normally wouldn't be enough to get us so pumped up. But -- well, just look at the bottom of his bat, which features the SNLMatt Foley in a Braves hat.

Amazing. Slow clap. Speechless. Insert more superlatives at your leisure.

He even has a shirt!

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We're rooting for you to make the bigs, bud -- it'd certainly beat living in a van down by the river.


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