Pedro Strop may have fun out there, and he may have some style, but the dude has absolute ICE WATER running through his veins:
Cubs closer Pedro Strop had quite the day/night. His car was stolen before the game so he was dealing with that "until the fourth inning" when he told police "I might have to pitch. I have to go." Says the car was later involved in a police chase. He… https://t.co/P3B55jOZlQ
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) April 25, 2019
SORRY OFFICER, I HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU BECAUSE WE’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BASEBALL GAME AND I HAVE TO GO PITCH IN A HIGH-INTENSITY SITUATION.
Strop ultimately did pitch in the game, getting the one-run save in about as intense as a situation can get in April.
Here’s hoping the car situation is resolved in a relatively pain-free manner, because, in all seriousness, that really sucks and I’m sure it is – at best – a huge headache to deal with.
But seriously. Pedro Strop is as cool as they come. Oh, and also, you would have to be certifiably insane to steal a car from this man: