Elieser Hernandez tripped off the mound, but then got the strikeout to retire the side
Sure, baseball players tend to be stronger, faster, more flexible and have better balance than the average person that sits in a swivel chair for eight hours a day, but every now and then they reveal that they are human just like us.
Making a spot start in Jose Ureña's place on Tuesday night against the D-backs, Marlins starter
This is one way to throw off a hitter's timing.... pic.twitter.com/SqHEhfh4IS
— Cut4 (@Cut4) June 26, 2018
It was no worry, though: With his opposing starter,
"I just tripped," Hernandez said after the game, admitting that it had happened a few times before in the Minor Leagues. "[My spikes] got caught in the ground."
Of course, right before Hernandez tumbled, Marlins catcher