Chris Johnson out with infected spider bite, is probably Spider-Man

Cleveland Indians' newly acquired infielder Chris Johnson missed the weekend series with the Minnesota Twins due to an infected spider bite, and he could miss even more time. The bite happened during his stay in a Minnesota hotel. Based on my passing knowledge of comic books and some completely made-up calculations, Johnson has at least a 20% chance of becoming baseball’s first known Spider-Man.

Obvious superhero jokes aside, the injury to Johnson could be enough to sideline him for a few more days. Paul Hoynes is reporting that Johnson’s hand was so swollen Saturday that he could not even bend his finger, and the apparent infection got bad enough that it required a hospital visit where it…