Ronnie6d ago

24 years ago today, the Big Unit hit a bird with a fast ball.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih_ovjbwQGk&feature=youtu.be

Randy Johnson Hits Bird

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@Ronnie Huh. "On Aug. 4, 1983, Yankees outfielder Dave Winfield killed a seagull in Toronto with a warmup throw. The Ontario police charged him with animal cruelty, although the charge was later dropped."

They even did an autopsy on the bird!

https://www.cbc.ca/archives/dave-winfield-seagull-1.5230144

The dead seagull that caused a major-league headache for Dave Winfield | CBC

On Aug. 4, 1983, Dave Winfield, then a 31-year-old New York Yankees outfielder, threw a warm-up ball in the middle of the fifth inning that struck and killed a seagull.

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