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3 In the span of two minutes on 6 How did reigning 8 San Diego first baseman Eric
May 13, the Chicago White Sox used AL Cy Young winner Hosmer needed nine stitches in April
their Twitter account to announce Blake Snell fracture after what caused him to fall?
season-ending injuries for how many his toe in the bathroom A) A scary scene in a movie
players? in April? B) The heat from the team’s sauna
A) 2 A) He accidentally C) A banana peel
B) 3 flushed his foot down D) A piece of trash on the field
C) 4 the toilet
D) 5 B) He dropped a 9 Former MLB pitcher Daisuke
piece of furniture he Matsuzaka was diagnosed with
4 Padres shortstop was moving inflammation in his pitching
Fernando Tatis Jr. accidentally C) He tried to trim shoulder in February after what?
did the splits fielding a throw his toe nail with hedge clippers A) An overzealous fan
to second base in the 10th D) He practiced pitching by yanked on his arm
inning of a game against the throwing a bar of soap, which B) He threw 165 pitches
Nationals. What injury did bounced off the wall and in a game in Japan’s
he suffer on the play? hit his foot Nippon Baseball League
A) Strained hamstring C) He unscrewed a tight lid
B) Sprained ankle 7 Blue Jays outfielder off a pickle jar
C) Pulled groin Dalton Pompey was D) He played Fortnite until 3 a.m.
D) Torn pants scratched before a spring
training game after he did 10 After suffering nerve
5 Astros shortstop what in the clubhouse? irritation during a start in September,
Carlos Correa suffered a A) Stubbed his toe A’s pitcher Mike Fiers had what
fractured rib during what on the watercooler superstitious response?
off-field activity? B) Got a paper cut A) He threw out his jersey
A) Receiving a massage from a Pokémon card B) He traded his favorite
B) Grocery shopping C) Bumped his head yo-yo
C) Lifting weights on his bats C) He shaved his cinnamon
D) Sorting SI KIDS D) Hurt his hand roll–shaped beard
Art Gallery submissions thumb-wrestling a teammate D) He started pitching lefthanded
UNBOXED ANSWER KEY: 1. D, 2. C, 3. B, 4. A, 5. A, 6. B, 7. C, 8. B, 9. A, 10. C
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