Rockies prospect Josh Fuentes learned a valuable lesson Friday. Only take a swing while standing in the batter's box when you intend on hitting the ball.
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The 24-year-old third baseman for the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats was called out in the eighth inning of Friday's game against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies after he jokingly took a swing at a ball that didn't even come close to reaching the plate.
The best STRIKEOUT OF ALL STRIKEOUTS to ever be recorded......
— Brian Chojnacki (@BroadcastingBri) May 28, 2017
OH MY BARRY BONDS.#TeamSideline@FCN2go pic.twitter.com/P0GlCHSbvC
Binghamton reliever Cory Burns lost his footing while attempting to deliver a 1-2 pitch. As he came off the mound, Burns just spiked the ball into the ground about 10 feet in front of the hill. As the ball was rolling and Ponies catcher Colton Plaia went to retrieve the ball up the first base line, Fuentes decided to take a slow practice swing. Because it was still a live ball and he was in the box, he was called out.
Binghamton, the Double-A affiliate of the Mets, went on to a 5-4 victory and, after Saturday's 1-0 win, will go for a three-game sweep on Sunday.
Just when you thought you've seen it all, the baseball gods manage to give us something new.
Watch the ridiculous strikeout in the video at the top of this page.