Just when you think the Braves' season couldn't get any worse, it did.
Shortstop Erick Aybar was taken to a doctor Thursday after a chicken bone became lodged in his throat, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported. He needed to be sedated and won't be in the Braves' lineup Thursday night in Pittsburgh.
MORE: Candidates to be the next Braves manager
Aybar was eating lunch when he choked on the chicken wing.
Aybar, 32, is batting just .174/.207/.205 for the 10-29 Braves this season with no home runs and five RBIs.