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The full-fledged MLB play is little than a week old, truthful the candidates for 'funniest infinitesimal of the year' are slim. But, we look to person a clubhouse person truthful far.
In Wednesday afternoon's crippled betwixt the Los Angeles Angels and the St. Louis Cardinals, Angels shortstop Nicky Lopez was up astatine bat.
Standing successful the container connected an 0-2 number successful the apical of the third, pitcher Sonny Gray delivered the 3rd transportation of the at-bat for a onslaught successful to catcher Ivan Herrera.
Herrera went to spell flip the shot backmost to Gray, but inadvertently deed the bat of Lopez - causing the bat to rebound and deed Lopez successful the head.
Lopez's helmet got knocked disconnected his caput from the interaction and helium stepped retired of the batters container for a 2nd to cod himself.
Angels SS Nicky Lopez was deed successful the caput by his bat aft a propulsion from the Cardinals catcher
Catcher Ivan Herrera struck Lopez's bat with his throw, causing the bat to deed Lopez's helmet
On apical of that, Herrera deed 3 location runs to assistance the Cardinals clinch a 12-5 triumph implicit LA
On the dilatory motion, the interaction with Lopez was seen clearer - and drew laughs from the commentary team.
Adding insult to imaginable injury, Lopez past struck retired swinging connected a 2-2 transportation conscionable 3 pitches later.
Lopez finished the time going 0-for-4 successful a mediocre batting show for the Angels.
St. Louis was capable to bushed Los Angeles 12-5 to notch their 4th triumph of the play - acknowledgment mostly successful portion to Herrera.
The catcher socked 3 location runs connected the time - delivering the large hits successful the fourth, sixth and eighth innings.
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