Yoenis Cespedes went flying into the stands today, risking his own body – and the fans into whom he plowed – to try and make a catch:
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As you can see, one fan in particular bore the brunt of Cespedes’ impact:
Watch out if Yoenis Cespedes is coming your way. Dude got trucked. Thankfully, everyone seemed to be OK. pic.twitter.com/7Ku9y7ADZ5
— Baseball is Fun (@flippingbats) April 13, 2016
Thankfully, after a check-in from the trainer, Cespedes seemed to be fine and stayed in the game. The fan, too, seemed to be all right, even though he’d just been leveled by a hulk of a man.
I think the lesson here is that, if there’s a ball out there to be had, Cespedes is gonna go after it.
Well, unless it’s sitting at the base of the outfield wall in plain sight to everyone except Cespedes.
Also, some obligatory fun: