Kylie Cantrall received a lot of accolades on Saturday night, when she sang the U.S. national anthem at the start of the 2026 World Series, Game 2, in Milwaukee. The official video of her performance was uploaded online which reached the 1 million views mark and her vocal performance was lauded by fans on social media. This is what the show is about, how it reacted and the singer.
Anthem before Game 2
The Star-Spangled Banner was sung prior to the first pitch of Game 2 on Saturday, Oct. 24. She performed in front of millions of spectators during a World Series game of the Milwaukee Brewers vs. the Tampa Bay Rays.
Where and when it happened
The second game took place at American Family Field, Brewers’ home field in Milwaukee. On Friday, Oct. 23, MLB had already named the anthem presenters for Games 1 and 2 of the series.
Official video spreads online
Her official video was released on social media on Saturday night. The clip already had more than one million views, reports said. The video was used to help to increase the spread of the performance beyond the individuals who saw the broadcast.
Fans react
Her fans on social media hailed the performance as “authentic” and extolled her voice as strong. A fan commented that they saw the show three times. Then another one came out and she thanked her on behalf of the baseball fans. Cantrall also boasts over 1.6 million followers on social media.
Who is Kylie Cantrall
Kylie Lorena Cantrall was born on June 25th, 2005 in Los Angeles, California and is 21 years old. In 2014, she started creating a variety of videos and original songs online with the name Hello Kylie.
Disney roles
Descendants actor Cantrall is best known for his role as Red. She was also cast as a lead of a Disney Channel series, Gabby Duran, at 13, but it was cancelled in 2021.
Music and television
She has been called a Republic Records pop singer for her EP Valley Girl Problems (2026). Cantrall was also a member of Season 14 of The Masked Singer, playing the show’s first “America’s Insider.
A first major sports anthem
Cantrall’s first major sporting event performance of an anthem was at the World Series, no one else has documented the event before. MLB or the Brewers hasn’t said how she got the call for Game 2.
Game 1 anthem singer
Four-time Grammy nominee Mickey Guyton performed the national anthem before Game 1 on Friday, Oct. 23. This was followed by Cantrall on the subsequent night, allowing the two to present two different anthem with the opening two games.
What happened on the field
The Rays trailed, 5-4, in Game 2 of the Brewers’ 2-0 series lead. The third game will be played Monday evening at 8 p.m. ET.
