We have a new contender for the freakiest baseball injury award after Braves utility man Johan Camargo hurt his right knee tonight while running out onto the field before first pitch.
I was pretty sure K-Rod stepping on a cactus while playing in the Cactus League would never get topped, then Camargo, who has morphed into what Sean Rodriguez was supposed to be for the Braves, went down in a heap while trying to avoid the chalk line:
"That is unbelievable." A freak accident forces the @Braves to take Johan Camargo out of the game before the 1st pitch. Stay tuned for more. pic.twitter.com/vq7chWx7VV
— FOX Sports: Braves (@FOXSportsBraves) August 8, 2017
And just like that, the superstition of jumping over the chalk has new lore in Atlanta. Poor Braves.
Here’s the view of Camargo’s fall from behind the dugout:
Unreal…Johan Camargo injures his knee while running out onto the field pic.twitter.com/YVu286vvG6
— Braves Hot Takes (@ATLBravesTakes) August 8, 2017
On the plus, it looks like Dansby Swanson will be back soon to try to salvage his season:
Dansby Swanson has been taken out of Gwinnett's game in the 3rd inning after Johan Camargo got hurt taking the field in Atlanta. #Braves
— Kelsey Wingert (@KelsWingert) August 8, 2017
