Whatever you do, don't tell Victor Robles that he's playing CF with a praying mantis on his head.@Victor__Robles // #NATITUDE pic.twitter.com/o3P0yE68cC
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) August 3, 2021
Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles made a new friend during Monday night’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies.
In a hilarious series of screengrabs and videos that were posted on social media, it was revealed that the 24-year-old played an entire inning while a praying mantis was just chilling on his head.
The praying mantis initially latched on to Robles’ cap in the dugout before making the journey to the outfield.
Robles didn’t seem to mind either, even playing along with what he surely knew would be a viral moment by informing the bug of how many outs were in the inning.
Robles is forever awesome for this pic.twitter.com/tEPpfjxR7l
— Absolutely Hammered (@AH_Pod) August 3, 2021
Unfortunately for Robles and the Nationals, the team suffered a 7-5 loss at home.
The Nationals and Phillies will run it back at Nationals Park today at 7:05 p.m. ET. We wonder if the praying mantis will come back for another cameo.