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Royals' mascot Sluggerrr cleared of wrongdoing in hot dog trial (Big League Stew)

Kansas City Royals mascot Sluggerrr has been cleared of any wrongdoing in a hot dog tossing incident. Yes, that's a real thing that happened in a Jackson County courtroom.

The whole situation started at a 2009 game. During a mid-inning hot dog toss, Sluggerrr hit a fan, John Coomer, in the eye with a foil-encased dog. Coomer suffered a detached retina due to the toss, and decided to sue the Royals for negligence.

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During the first trail, the jury found Coomer to be 100 percent at fault due to the "baseball rule.