Celebrate Friday the 13th with these 13 extremely unlucky moments on the diamond
Today marks the second Friday the 13th of 2018, meaning that we're in for two times the spookiness and generally unfortunate shenanigans (or something; we're a little unclear on the mythology here).
To help you ready yourself for this most inauspicious of holidays, here are 13 extremely unlucky moments from Major and Minor League games -- learn from them, lest you too find yourself conked on the head by a baseball.
1. Gerrit Cole encounters a resin bag malfunction
Take cover:
(Cole should've known that no Pittsburgh starter is safe.)
2. Kevin Kiermaier gets catwalk'd
"I got it I got it I got it I ... oh no."
3. Bryce Harper gets taken down by his own helmet
The only thing that can stop Bryce is Bryce's very voluminous hair:
4. Peter Moylan can't find ball that's three inches to his left
Why is it that whenever you're looking for something, it's always right under your nose?
5. Yadier Molina has a very sticky chest guard
Relatedly:
6. Minor Leaguer fouls ball off roof, his own head
Nick Zammarelli probably thought he was safe. Oh, if only he knew:
7. Turf Monster 1, Gregory Polanco 0
All Polanco had to do was catch this routine fly ball to keep the Pirates alive in the 12th inning against the Cubs. Wrigley had other ideas:
8. Who put that mound there?
9. Christian Vázquez meets Evan Gattis' bat
What are the odds?
10. Chris Taylor attempts to throw with his elbow
Baseballs are slippery:
11. Chad Qualls' hubris is his downfall
Rule No. 1: Never celebrate.
12. Foul balls get hungry, too
And they're coming for your nachos:
13. A fan's hat goes out a hero
Kiss it goodbye: