MLB Fans in Splits After Player Gets Hit in the Nuts by His Own Teammate

The 2023 MLB season is almost halfway through, with the Nations League setting up for an exciting finish before the playoffs commence.

The current season has garnered increased attention from viewers because of the rule changes. After much debate and experiments in the Minor League Baseball, a joint competition committee announced the introduction of three changes regarding the pitch limit, shift restrictions and a call for bigger bases.

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They made changes in order to tackle the issue of the slow pace of a game and also to improve safety standards for the players.

Introduction of the new rules has made the games more competitive and interesting for the fans, creating great excitement for the final stages of the tournament. But amidst all the sports bonanza, San Diego Padres players found themselves in a funny position.

The Padres team had just finished their game, losing 5-7 to the Mets who are on a winning streak. As the players gathered around post the game to exchange pleasantries and cool off on the pitch, (In what can only be called as an act of harmless betrayal) Padres outfielder Juan Soto took the opportunity and flicked the gloves in front of him that immediately hit Padres shortstop and right fielder, Fernando Tatis Jr

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Find out how MLB fans reacted

In the video shared by the Twitter channel: Jomboy media, we see Tatis Jr wincing in pain after being hit on the nuts, an experience that no man would wish to have. Fans and social media users had a field day in the comment section, leaving great and funny comments.

The caption of the video shared too was hilarious: Soto did Tatis dirty.

The above user had a lot to say on the short funny clip, firing shots for the team’s below par performance.

This user showed grave concern for El Nino’s prospects of having kids.

Another user was quick to take a dig at the Padres jerseys.

Here the user once again speaks about the team’s form this season.

Saving the best for the last, this user wins the comment of the day!

San Diego Padres will once again lock horns with the Mets and look to settle the scores after their below par performance in the previous game.

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