Reply to "Do you wear a cup for infield?"

Rob T5,000+ posts

My son took pitching lessons from Josias Manzanillo, so he never considers even getting close to the field without a cup.

From Wiki:

In 1997, Manzanillo suffered a grisly injury while pitching for the Seattle Mariners. Not wearing a protective cup, he was struck in the groin by a line drive off the bat of Manny Ramírez which ruptured his testicles. Manzanillo managed to recover the baseball, throw out Jim Thome at home plate and jog off the field under his own power before undergoing emergency reconstructive surgery.^[1]^[2]

Another one I think members here may recall with my kid:

I was driving my son who was 16 at the time and his girlfriend back from an away game one day. Not sure why the topic came up, but I asked him if he wore a cup all the time he was on the field, even during practice.

The girlfriend yells out, "You better be!!"

I wasn't sure if I should be happy she was concerned, or concerned that she was concerned.

So guys - wear a cup to keep your ladies happy, I guess.

2/23/178:42 AM

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