Sporting News · Jun 16, 2016
Indians find bulletproof solution to a groin problem: Kevlar-coated cups!
Yan Gomes (Screencap via MLB.com) Never mind bullets, Yan Gomes just wants his cup to stop baseballs.
So, according to Yahoo Sports, the Indians catcher has turned to a technology related to the former to protect him from the latter: Kevlar.
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After getting nailed downstairs, Indians catcher Yan Gomes has upgraded his cup to something called "The Nutshellz." It is Kevlar-coated.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) June 15, 2016 To recount, Gomes missed two games after he suffered a testicular contusion (insert wince here) on June 7, when Mariners first baseman Dae-Ho Lee foul-tipped a ball into him.