Throwing a baseball is pretty routine for MLB pitchers at this point. Hitting a bird, however, is not!
On Wednesday, before the Arizona Diamondbacks afternoon tilt against the Oakland Athletics, tragedy struck Oakland Coliseum. During Zac Gallen’s warmup before the game, the pitcher accidentally hit a bird flying past with his curveball.
Invoking shades of Randy Johnson hitting a bird with a pitch during a spring training game back in 2001, Gallen’s pitch unfortunately killed the bird mid-flight. Not only that, Bally Sports Arizona’s cameras caught the incident as it happened.
WARNING: The video below may be difficult to watch, given the subject matter.
Zac Gallen is carrying on Randy Johnson’s legacy pic.twitter.com/plBJk5uKAe
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) May 17, 2023
Rest in peace, little bird.
