Rich Lowry is the Editor-In-Chief of National Review. On Monday, he penned an article about Toronto Blue Jays catcher Brady Deeker, a non-binary athlete who the team called up from the minor leagues to start for the big-league club.

One problem: Brady Deeker doesn’t exist. He’s not a real baseball player, not even a real person. Lowry made him up to prove a point. …

“I wanted to spoof the Blue Jays for their ridiculous decision to DFA Anthony Bass for his sincere beliefs,” Lowry exclusively told OutKick. “Parody was the only way do it justice because we are in absurd times.

“Even though it was written to be clearly satire, it’s really not that far removed from being plausible.”

[I saw it floating around on Twitter, where people were clearly unsure whether Lowry was on the level. I was too busy at the time to check into it, but it doesn’t surprise me. Kudos to Rich for dekeing everyone (and I’m pretty sure that was the meaning behind “Deeker,” too) — Ed]