Tayron Guerrero felt small for once when Shaq threw out the first pitch

At 6-foot-8, Marlins right-hander Tayron Guerrero is one of the tallest players in all of baseball, and has likely gone most of his life without much competition when it comes to height. But it's all a matter of context: If the 27-year-old Colombian pitcher had pursued basketball as his sport of choice, his stature would hardly stand out. When NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a recent Marlins home game, Guerrero got a dose of this reality: 

And I thought I was big & tall 😆 @SHAQ ⚾️🏀#HallofFamer pic.twitter.com/jewniJo3kU

— Tayron Guerrero (@T_Guerrero55) June 22, 2018

Here are some other highlights from players on social media over the last week ...
Alex Bregman hit a dramatic walk-off home run to defeat the Blue Jays and punctuated it with quite a bat flip:

Here's what his teammate Josh Reddick thought it looked like:

@ABREG_1 be like..... pic.twitter.com/8NksWOekUU

— Mr. Irrelevant (@RealJoshReddick) June 27, 2018

Brewers prospect Mauricio Dubon argued that hitting triple-digit heat isn't the most difficult part of his everyday life:

Hitting a 100 mph is the second hardest thing to do, the first one is decide what’s for dinner @nansherrera13 pic.twitter.com/9dZvj7H5AV

— Mauricio Dubon (@Mauriciodubon10) June 26, 2018

Does Brewers infielder Travis Shaw look like Swiss footballer Josip Drmic? Brad Ziegler certainly thinks so:

Congrats to the doppelgänger of @travis_shaw21 on his World Cup goal for Switzerland... pic.twitter.com/q38CZgc6Z1

— Brad Ziegler - FANTASY FOOTBALL - The Athletic (@BradZiegler) June 27, 2018

Angels pitcher Keynan Middleton can't believe opposing teams are still trying to run on his Gold Glove catcher Martín Maldonado:

Pirates right-hander Trevor Williams achieved something many people can only dream of:

Wow. Where to start? I want to thank my family and friends for telling me not to give up on my dreams. Also, I couldn’t have done this with out Donkey Kong. Much love 💘 pic.twitter.com/8tFBmpwCFB

— Trevor Williams (@MeLlamoTrevor) June 25, 2018