First prize — We tip our cap
Here at Strange But True Injury Central, there’s only one thing we love more than a good Injury of the Year caper. And that’s having the same player churn out an injury caper sequel that elevates him onto this list for the second year in a row.
So we, uh, tip our “cap” to Rays reliever Pete Fairbanks, a true master of the all-important Strange But True Injury of the Year niche. You might recall that he was the 2023 Injury of the Year grand prize winner — for suffering a black eye while trying to dunk on his 3-year-old son on a swimming
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