Especially in Major League Baseball
By: Celeste Spaghetti
Our favorite MLB heroes all shit the bed from time to time. From dropping a routine fly ball, to a pick-off attempt that ends in the home team’s dugout, we’ve seen it all.
But that’s not what this article is about.
This article is about MLB players who have actually shit themselves on the field. A word of caution to our readers: this is about to get graphic.
1. George Brett
What happens in Vegas, comes to Spring Training.
Okay, the George Brett incident didn’t actually happen on the field. But the George Brett Poop Story was a crucial moment in history that enabled future generations of baseball players to open up about their own poop fiascos.
George Brett is famous for many things. His many awards include 13 All-Star appearances, three batting titles, three Silver Slugger awards, AL and ALCS MVP, one Gold Glove Award, and a World Series Ring, all with the Kansas City Royals. He was a first ballot Hall of Famer, and inspired the song “Royals” by Lorde.
But the George Brett biography would not be complete without the mention of the infamous George Brett Poop Story.
And since no one tells the story better than George Brett himself, we invite you to take a listen below:
Just remember, kids, even the greatest of greats will shit their pants from time to time.
2. Chan Ho Park
Sometimes we just need a little relief.
Korean-born relief pitcher Chan Ho Park played for several teams over his career and was an All-Star in 2001. But what Chan Ho Park will most be known for was when he fell victim to diarrhea.
On April 4, 2010, Park came into the game as a relief pitcher for the Yankees against rival Red Sox. In 0.2 innings pitched, he posted a whopping 26.99 ERA. Three days later, Park pitched a great three innings, with only one hit and no earned runs.
The difference between these two games, only three days apart? Diarrhea.
“I was sick,” Park explains to reporters after the game. “I had a lot of diarrhea. Is that what you want to know?”
No, I don’t think that is what they wanted to know.
3. Archie Bradley
The dirtiest clean inning.
In 2018, then-Diamondbacks relief pitcher Archie Bradley posted the dirtiest clean inning in MLB history.
That’s right, in a graphic tell-all Podcast with Yahoo! Sports’ Tim Brown, Archie Bradley reveals the time he pooped his pants during a game.
“I was warming up to go in a game. I knew I had the next hitter. I knew he was on deck. The at-bat was kinda taking a little bit. As a bullpen guy in these big situations, I call ’em nervous pees, where like I don’t have to pee a lot, but I know I have to pee before I go in the game. I can’t believe I’m telling you this.”
“So it’s a 2-2 count, and I’m like, ‘Man, I have to pee. I have to go pee.’ So I run in our bathroom real quick, I’m ready to go. I’m trying to pee and I actually [expletive] my pants. Like right before I’m about to go in the game, I pooped my pants. I’m like ‘Oh my gosh.’ I know I’m a pitch away from going in the game, so I’m scrambling to clean myself up. I get it cleaned up the best I can, button my pants up, and our bullpen coach Mike Fetters says, ‘Hey, you’re in the game.’ So I’m jogging into the game to pitch with poop in my pants essentially.
“It was the most uncomfortable I’ve ever been on the mound. And I actually had a good inning. I had a clean inning, and I walked in the dugout and I was like, ‘Guys, I just [expletive] myself.’ They didn’t believe me, then the bullpen came in and they’re like ‘Oh my God, you had to see this.’”
4. German Marquez
The two-way player drops a deuce.
Being an All-Star pitcher and a Silver Slugger are not the only accomplishments for Rockies’ German Marquez.
Marquez also contributed to the offense with an RBI double in the 6th.
A great outing for Marquez, all things considered.
5. Aroldis Chapman (?)
“Mother nature calls sometimes” – Aaron Boone
If there’s anyone thankful for a fanless 2020 season, it may be controversial Yankee’s closer Aroldis Chapman.
In a 2-1 walk-off win versus the Baltimore Orioles, rumor has it that Aroldis Chapman shit himself on the mound.
Though never confirmed, it seems pretty clear that Chapman had some kind of accident out there, prompting a mound visit by Yankees’ staff.
So did he, or did he not crap himself? You be the judge:
6. Not Quite Poop, but Close
This article would not be complete without mention of the three MLB pitchers who recently yakked on the mound.
Dylan Bundy, Los Angeles Angels
Adrian Houser, Milwaukee Brewers
Beau Burrows, Detroit Tigers
After this game, Burrows was optioned back down to AAA Toledo and eventually designated for assignment.
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