WELL this is awkward.

Hot on the heels of the release of her new album, Amazing, Marcia Hines made an online gaffe yesterday that was anything but.

Hines reportedly had players in tears after performing her rendition of The Star Spangled Banner at the Opening Series Major League Baseball match between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

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But it wasn’t her vocal prowess that landed her in hot water.

The singer tweeted a picture of herself with a caption that had sports lovers cringing on her behalf.

The caption read: “Look who I bumped into at the baseball — the one and only legend Tony Greig ... Cool!”

Problem is, the man standing with Marcia Hines wasn’t cricketing legend Tony Greig.

Marcia, Marcia, Marcia... Marcia Hines instagrams pic of herself with "Tony Greig" at baseball. #MBLinsydney pic.twitter.com/m3RLEahNiw — Caroline Marcus (@carolinemarcus) March 23, 2014

As several users had to point out, the man in the picture was cricketing legend Ian Chappell.

And while Tony Greig was a legend in his own right, he unfortunately passed away in December 2012.

Facepalm.

The singer managed to take it in her stride and tweeted an apology soon after.

Such an honour to sing at the MLB this weekend. But how embarrassing for me posting that photo, apologies to the Greig family & Ian x — Marcia Hines (@TheMarciaHines) March 23, 2014

Only to be welcomed with open arms by Tony’s son, Mark Greig.

@TheMarciaHines you sung brilliantly. Don’t worry about making an innocent mistake. — Mark Greig (@mark_greig) March 23, 2014

News_Rich_Media: Cricket greats Ian and Greg Chappell have lauded the MLB's initiative to play the season opener between the Diamondbacks and Dodgers at the SCG this weekend.

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Originally published as Marcia ‘embarrassed’ by online blunder