After the "Coldplay affair" moment went viral on social media on Friday, the Phillies' mascot got in on the fun.
The "Coldplay concert affair" controversy surrounding Astronomer CEO Andy Byron was everywhere online Thursday, and the Phillies got in on the jokes as they opened the second half of their season.
Video from the Jumbotron at a recent Coldplay concert showed Byron allegedly being caught with Astronomer's HR chief, Kristin Cabot, as the two then hid their faces from cameras. It became arguably the biggest thing on social media on Thursday, launching a wave of jokes, theories, and memes.
So, between innings in Friday's game against the Angels, the Phillies debuted a "Coldplay kiss cam," where they then cut to their mascot, the Phillie Phanatic, re-enacting the moment of Byron's alleged affair being caught on camera at the concert.
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Here's a look at the infamous "Coldplay concert" video and how the Phillies nodded to it with their home crowd on Friday.
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Coldplay concert Astronomer CEO video
Video that went viral on Thursday showed Byron, the CEO of Astronomer, allegedly being caught in an affair at a Coldplay concert with his coworker, Cabot. In the video, the two hid their faces immediately after being put on the Jumbotron.
Just the video posted by X account "Pop Base" alone already has over 143 million views:
Coldplay accidentally exposed an alleged affair between Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and his colleague Kristin Cabot at one of their recent concerts. pic.twitter.com/hsJHV2u5UM
— Pop Base (@PopBase) July 17, 2025
Per Axios, Byron and Cabot were put on immediate leave by Astronomer over the viral controversy.
It also launched an influx of memes, jokes and more on social media:
CEO of astronomer pic.twitter.com/7lYixI8xtx
— Tony Roundtree (@Tonywithyy) July 17, 2025
That one coworker at Astronomer who always knew something was going on but never had proof until the Coldplay clip came out. pic.twitter.com/5L14D7YyDd
— Jay (@jaybronious) July 17, 2025
When the Astronomer CEO logs on to LinkedIn pic.twitter.com/dz47kRldNa
— greg (@greg16676935420) July 18, 2025
the camera guy zooming in at Andy Byron, CEO of Astronomer pic.twitter.com/CwGtPZdWpx
— Daniel Merja (gotogether.ai) (@danielmerja) July 17, 2025
Phillies re-enact Astronomer 'Coldplay couple' with Phanatic
The Phillies got in on the fun of the alleged Astronomer "Coldplay concert affair" with a Jumbotron sequence of their own.
With Coldplay music playing in the background, the team put on a "Kiss Cam" and cut the cameras to some fans. But that wasn't all, as the Jumbotron then cut to the Phillie Phanatic.
The famed mascot stood behind another Phanatic with a blonde wig on, like Cabot's hair, then re-enacted the viral moment with each mascot hiding their face and scrambling away from the camera.
Lol this is hilarious.
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) July 19, 2025
The Phillies had a kiss cam and had the Phillie Phanatic re-enact the Coldplay affair😂pic.twitter.com/0HDlr7feGF
Phillies debut the “Coldplay Kiss Cam”.
— Jason Martinez (@JasonFox29) July 19, 2025
Wait for it… pic.twitter.com/nOxfszINRE
The Phillies weren't the only MLB team to poke fun at the Coldplay concert controversy. The Cardinals and Mariners also both posted about it:
If your significant other was recently spotted at a Coldplay concert, email [email protected] pic.twitter.com/X3Ww8CztdE
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) July 17, 2025
When Coldplay starts playing your song: pic.twitter.com/B3CIn5Y4lr
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) July 17, 2025
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