How ‘A Man on the Inside’ Pulled Off Its Baseball Scene (and What Had to Get Cut)

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• The show's creator, Mike Schur, a self-proclaimed baseball fanatic, specifically envisioned the character of Calbert (Stephen McKinley Henderson) as a baseball fan, a choice that shaped the pivotal scene at Oracle Park.
• Despite capturing the energy of a live Giants game, including a dramatic grand slam, the filmmakers ultimately had to scrap that footage because it clashed with the contemplative tone of the character conversation they had already shot.