The Turnaround

Jon McCann, a proud Philadelphian who struggles with his mental health, is equal parts unruly and reverent when it comes to his beloved baseball team, the Philadelphia Phillies, who he covers religiously on his YouTube channel where he is known as The Philly Captain.

When the team’s big new acquisition, Trea Turner, who had just signed a $300M contract, one of the biggest in MLB history, enters a downward spiral despite the city’s sky high hopes for him, the infamous fans turn against him, fervidly booing their own player (a time-honored Phillies tradition).

Jon, who is from the Bridesburg neighborhood of Philadelphia and intimately knows the ways in and out of despair from his mental health crises, has a contrary impulse: Don’t boo. Give Trea a standing ovation. His suggestion goes viral, inspiring a stunning 42,000 person ovation that would change the trajectory of Trea, the Phillies, and maybe even Philadelphia, forever.