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Tory BarronESPN Editor
You must unlearn what you have learned about elite Internet memes in the past because Baby Yoda is the better than all of them.
OK, maybe there’s a slight recency bias accompanying that statement, but it’s certainly in the GOAT discussion. Baby Yoda burst on the social media scene so quickly– and with such fervor — that “woman yelling at a cat” meme couldn’t see it coming. Heck, even the “I’m gonna tell my kids” meme didn’t stand a chance against the likes of Baby Yoda. The Face App #AgeChallenge? Can hardly remember it.
We’re not going to say that the force is strong on the Internet right now, but just know we’re thinking it. Luckily for us, the sports world is not immune to the magic of “The Child,” as 50-year-old Yoda is referred to in the Disney+ series The Mandalorian. From Russell Wilson to Tennessee football, athletes and teams alike are jumping on meme train.
Here are some of our favorites:
This Is The Way… pic.twitter.com/JWnyzQHoMg
— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) December 3, 2019
We heard this is the way. #SeattleLove pic.twitter.com/lTDzbEvtPb
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) December 3, 2019
cue rocky top, baby yoda pic.twitter.com/enkVwXRkHi
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) December 3, 2019
News alert !!!
Baby Yoda is a @YANKEES FAN.
“Games, we shall win. A Jedi’s strength flows from the Pinstripes.” 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/cvc9S8lUSW
— Alex Rodriguez (@AROD) December 3, 2019
Kelly Oubre, I am. pic.twitter.com/VxeuJu7Isj
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) December 3, 2019
The baby wants #Renegade! pic.twitter.com/x1SY70j5u9
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) December 5, 2019
Six year old me in the bleachers at @Oracleparksf. #SFGiants pic.twitter.com/1Xb3mHistW
— SFGiants (@SFGiants) December 6, 2019
‘Bout that time. pic.twitter.com/d9t5jC3AVc
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) December 4, 2019
Stop touching things, @chicagobulls. pic.twitter.com/ZvJE8qnv7D
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) December 3, 2019