Jurickson Profar is heading back to Rangers camp with a heavy burden.
He blames himself for The Netherlands' walkoff loss to Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic semifinals Monday night.
Profar's first-inning baserunning blunder - already immortalized in GIFs too many too count - potentially short-circuited what could have been a bigger rally for the Dutch. If you haven't seen the video, Profar singled to right and then tried to exhort the crowd into a frenzy as he slowly walked back to first base. While doing so, he neglected to notice that the ball had been thrown home and that catcher Yadier Molina was prepared to throw behind him, which he did for an embarrassing out.