5 MLB players who would be great wrestling villains
By Kevin Henry
Come on, look at the picture above and tell me that Amir Garrett wouldn’t be a great villain in the ring. On that memorable night in 2019, the Cincinnati Reds reliever left the mound and charged the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout and then basically took on the entire team by himself.
BATTLE ROYALE IN CINCY: Insane fight between Reds pitcher Amir Garrett and the whole Pirates team during tonight’s gMe
— WBOY 12 SportsZone (@12SportsZone) July 31, 2019
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Amir Garrett has never been shy to let his feelings known on the mound
He’s also never afraid to hold on to a memory as well. Let’s not forget Garrett’s numerous run-ins with another division rival, the Chicago Cubs, including the exchange with Anthony Rizzo below.
Amir Garrett strikes out Anthony Rizzo, words are exchanged and then both benches clear during the Reds and Cubs game. pic.twitter.com/dGX508V2Gh
— Bally Sports Cincinnati (@BallySportsCIN) May 1, 2021
It’s almost a “six degrees of Kevin Bacon” when you think that this exchange with Rizzo was part of the reason why Garrett was the target of jawing from Javier Baez after Baez hit a walkoff homer for the Cubs.
For his verbal and physical altercations, Garrett seems like a natural choice to be a wrestling bad guy.