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Celebrate Friday the 13th with these 13 extremely unlucky moments on the diamond

ST LOUIS, MO - APRIL 06: Yadier Molina #4 of the St. Louis Cardinals looks on after the ball got stuck to his chest protector allowing Matt Szczur #20 of the Chicago Cubs to advance to first after a swinging third strike during the seventh inning at Busch Stadium on April 6, 2017 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Jeff Curry/Getty Images) (Jeff Curry/Getty Images)

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:

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