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Carter Capps made a necklace out of his own rib bone following thoracic outlet surgery

(Patrick Smith)

The next time Carter Capps takes his distinctive leap from the mound, there will be something missing from the reliever's bod: Namely, his rib bone that was removed during thoracic outlet surgery.
However, just because it won't be inside his body, it doesn't mean it won't be around for the journey. That's because Capps will likely be wearing it around his neck as he turned his rib bone into a necklace:

Turk Wendell and his necklace of shark teeth has nothing on this.

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