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Guardians’ Will Brennan addresses his fatal base hit vs. White Sox

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated 5/23/23

It is turning out to be a really lousy week in Major League Baseball for birds.

Cleveland Guardians outfielder Will Brennan had the most regrettable base hit of his life on Monday against the Chicago White Sox. In the second inning, Brennan slapped a Jesse Scholtens fastball over to the left side of the infield. Unfortunately, the ball struck a poor bird that had landed on the infield grass, killing it instantly.

Here is the video.

Cleveland's Will Brennan hit a bird with his line drive single.

"This one actually went by what looked like some sort of deceased animal at shortstop…"- Steve Stone

"They just scooped it out. Oh boy. Well that's too bad."- Jason Benetti pic.twitter.com/vayVs9MvEo

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 22, 2023

Another angle showed a closer look at the moment that Brennan’s line-drive single struck the feathered creature.

Guardians Will Brennan appears to have killed a bird sitting on the infield grass on a base hit, tough week for baseball and our winged friends pic.twitter.com/Oj8FA66T9i

— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) May 22, 2023

After the game, which Cleveland won, 3-0, Brennan issued an apology for the incident over Twitter and even tagged PETA in his post.

I truly am sorry @peta and bird enthusiasts. An unfortunate sacrifice. https://t.co/eE7UsdBEk6

— Will Brennan (@Silly_Willy18) May 23, 2023

The unintentional slaying took place just a few days after Arizona pitcher Zac Gallen accidentally killed a bird with a warmup pitch prior to his start ( video here). What are the odds that two such incidents would occur in MLB games in the span of less than a week?

Brennan, 25, has been the Guardians’ everyday right fielder this season and is contributing both at the plate and in the field, but he isn’t risking becoming known as a George Costanza-esque butcher and apologized for the bird incident right away.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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