MLB players are notoriously known for missing time due to injuries bordering on the absurd. In honor of this, let’s look back at the worst examples of ridiculous injuries
Professional athletes have a knack for missing games for utterly ridiculous reasons. Heck, about a month into Spring Training and already we have two prime examples of MLB players missing time for utterly ridiculous reasons.
The first was New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo, who at the end of February got sick after eating undercooked chicken. So ridiculous was this story, that Mickey Callaway even vowed to “teach him how to cook so he doesn’t miss any games.”
Nimmo ate undercooked chicken that he prepared himself and got sick, according to Callaway. Mets plan to teach him how to cook.
— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) February 27, 2019
Then there’s the most recent example, which involves newly acquired Los Angeles Dodgers RP, Joe Kelly. On Friday, the Los Angeles Times reported that Kelly hurt himself – wait for it – while “cooking some Cajun food.” About the injury, Dodgers manager, Dave Roberts said, “I guess he was standing a little longer than he wanted to. That’s what he told me.”
The sad part about this all is that these two examples, while bad, are not the worst or most ridiculous. So, in honor of the absurd and ridiculous, I’ve compiled a list of the worst reasons MLB players have missed games.