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Embracing Their Strength (or Lack Thereof)

When Mike Trout or Shohei Ohtani hit home runs, they get a Samurai helmet placed on their head as they return to the Angels’ dugout. The San Diego Padres strike a cheesy pose with their conquering homer heroes and snap a dugout Polaroid.

In Milwaukee, the celebrations call for the slugger to travel the length of the Brewers’ dugout while wearing a cheesehead hat, while the Chicago White Sox commemorate the moment with a mobster jacket and hat.

But when the Cleveland Guardians have a player go deep, the only thing that occurs is some good, old-fashioned cheering from the bench.