Kyle Schwarber became the 21st MLB player to hit four home runs in a game on Thursday night, but the cameras weren't just focused on him for his on-field performance. The Phillies slugger became the latest local athlete to be filmed for the Emmy Award-winning "Abbott Elementary."
West Philly native and showrunner Quinta Brunson and the her fellow castmates were spotted throughout Citizens Bank Park filming an episode that serendipitously Schwarber will be the guest star, the Athletic reported .
The show's main characters were all there Thursday night, including Brunson, Tyler James Williams (Gregory Eddie), Janelle James (Ava Coleman), Lisa Ann Walter (Melissa Schemmenti), Chris Perfetti (Jacob Hill), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Barbara Howard), William Stanford Davis (Mr. Johnson) and Matthew L