r/baseball • Pittsburgh Pirates • 1h ago

Players Only Jackson Chourio has befriended a praying mantis

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u/OnlyForBaseball Pittsburgh Pirates • Sickos 1h ago

How has this happened twice

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u/LaDainianTomIinson San Diego Padres 1h ago

He carries him in his pocket for good luck, there was a segment about it before the game

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u/OnlyForBaseball Pittsburgh Pirates • Sickos 1h ago

Not looking this up, choosing to believe it

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u/skullandbonbons Detroit Tigers 1h ago

I'm going a step farther and believing the mantis and Chourio are doing a Ratatoullie thing

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u/hungryasabear Chicago Cubs 50m ago

Playing Mantis

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u/magcargoman New York Mets 25m ago

There ain’t no rule saying the mantis can’t play baseball

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u/xXKnicksInFiveXx New York Mets • Colorado Rockies 22m ago

That fastball must be like something out of Rookie Of The Year!

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u/PvtSherlockObvious Atlanta Braves • San Francis… 21m ago

...I'll reach out to Pixar.

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u/BIG_DICK_WHITT New York Yankees 1h ago

Someone make a copypasta I’m too lazy to do it

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u/Oisea San Diego Padres 1h ago

Good Lord, Jackson Chourio just walked to the outfield with his pocket mantis. He said he had "made friends" with the little dude.

Too busy being cool as hell, evidently.

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u/rimmyrim Atlanta Braves 39m ago

Praying mantis is beside himself. Driving around downtown LA begging (thru texts) Chourio’s family for address to Jackson’s shoulder.

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u/MossyPlantyWitchy Cincinnati Reds 28m ago

Can Confirm, I'm the mantis.

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u/morerubberstamps Toronto Blue Jays 1h ago

I thought it was crickets for good luck. Or is that just for going to the Matchmaker.

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u/Bingo_Bongo_YaoMing Milwaukee Brewers 1h ago

Surprised there is room next to all the pocket pancakes

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u/DharmaBum1958 1h ago

Well if LT says it I’m not gonna argue with it.

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u/1GenericName2 Seattle Mariners 31m ago

I didn't see a comment by Lawrence Taylor?

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u/misterurb San Francisco Giants 1h ago

Because mantis’ are huge fans of baseball, obviously. 

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u/sumdude51 1h ago

This is true. Before they were into baseball they were just "Mantis". After a while during stretches of tight games, the camera would cut to them "preying" that's how they got their name. Crazy

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u/ethanlan Chicago White Sox 28m ago

I expected to read ahain how the undertaker threw someone 30 feet through the announcers table in 1991 or something (I forgot the exact story)

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u/MossyPlantyWitchy Cincinnati Reds 1h ago

They really are. I have a pregnant female Carolina Mantis on my porch on a wagon right by my window. I turned the volume up for her. And asked her if that was good, she raised her arm like Thanks!

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u/__bonsai__ 1h ago

I hear Mantis Toboggan is a huge Wade Boggs fan. RIP

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u/sorryforyachtyrockin New York Yankees 1h ago

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u/A_Rolling_Baneling Houston Astros 4m ago

Whoops, I dropped my monster condom that I use for my magnum dong

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u/InquisitorBoring Detroit Tigers 1h ago

Im gonna miss ol boss hog

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u/fearfulNobody 49m ago

He bought a little league team recently.

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u/steiner_math Milwaukee Brewers 13m ago

Wade Boggs would be turning over in his grave if he saw your behavior

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u/nr13 Milwaukee Brewers 1h ago

It's like Jiminy Cricket, but for baseball.

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u/DolphinFraud Boston Red Sox • San Diego Padres 1h ago

I feel like I’ve seen like 2 in the wild in my entire life, and I’ve seen it 3 in baseball games

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u/ethanlan Chicago White Sox 27m ago

Really? I see one atleast once a year in chicago. I fucking love those little guyw

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u/TheCrookedKnight Philadelphia Phillies 1h ago

He prayed for it

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u/Roasted_Newbest_Proe Los Angeles Dodgers 58m ago

Sometimes it belike that

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u/drdummy Toronto Blue Jays 1h ago

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u/ThatPlayWasAwful Philadelphia Phillies 1h ago

Him looking up at it gets me every time

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u/GhanimaAtreides Houston Astros • New York Mets 59m ago

Not only that but he signaled how many outs to the Mantis. One of my favorite baseball clips of all time. 

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u/Hoshbrowns Chicago White Sox 33m ago

What are the rules on this? To me it seems like the nationals got away with having an extra player on defense. Maybe bugs don't count but when I watched the AirBud movies, Buddy always counted as a player.

Man talk about one of the greatest all around athletes ever. Dominated in baseball, football, soccer, basketball, and volleyball. Bo Jackson got nothing on Buddy. Bo knows who the better athlete really is

TLDR: a bunch of nonsense but this brewers dodgers game is getting intense. Omg back to back as I'm typing this

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u/manosiosis Boston Red Sox 30m ago

Ain't no rule says a bug can't play baseball

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u/Hoshbrowns Chicago White Sox 17m ago edited 13m ago

Haha this conversation reminded me of that time a pigeon joined the Raiders in kick coverage.

Edit: Pigeon here's the video of him lining up, waiting for the kick, and flying with the coverage as they run down the field. Haha the pigeon even curls into the middle of the field as with the defense when the returner gets tackled

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u/Bobblefighterman Yomiuri Giants 1m ago

Hell, in the cricket a seagull blocked a shot going for 4. Stopped 2 runs, the bloody legend.

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u/MulfordnSons Philadelphia Phillies 1h ago

hardest thing i ever seen

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u/Feeling_Barnacle_584 Seattle Mariners 1h ago

The fact that this man won a ring too makes it so much better

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u/ThatPlayWasAwful Philadelphia Phillies 1h ago

Did the mantis get a ring though

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u/Confused_Mirror Boston Red Sox 1h ago

I think the mantis joined the team after that WS.

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u/Outrageous_Rope5604 World Baseball Classic 1h ago

📠📠📠

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u/Feeling_Barnacle_584 Seattle Mariners 1h ago

He should

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u/nfiltr8r_89 Seattle Mariners 1h ago

Love Robles

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u/mahrinazz Seattle Mariners 37m ago

Too Roblessed to be stressed

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u/nfiltr8r_89 Seattle Mariners 33m ago

A fellow human of culture I see

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u/ButchertheBaker Pittsburgh Pirates 1h ago

This gif and the Alonzo Mourning one are first ballot hall of famers

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u/steel-neil 43m ago

What Alonzo Mourning one?

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u/PistolPeteMoff 40m ago

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u/AgeBeneficial 22m ago

I always wondered what he was thinking.

Also, I’ve seen this so many times I’ve caught myself doing it

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u/AnEmptyKarst Marlins Bandwagon 1h ago

Always appreciated him reminding the mantis how many outs there are, gotta keep everyone on track

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u/CalebosO4 Toronto Blue Jays 1h ago

I feel like this is an omen

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u/MossyPlantyWitchy Cincinnati Reds 1h ago

It is.

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u/yousmelllikebiscuits Chaos Bandwagon • Dumpster Fire 19m ago

I miss him so much

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u/wevih31322 1h ago

Didn't this happen to Victor Robles years ago?

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u/OnlyForBaseball Pittsburgh Pirates • Sickos 1h ago

Him telling the mantis how many outs there were is one of the great moments in sports history

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u/jo734030 Milwaukee Brewers 1h ago

Wdym

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u/Dan_Remmeck Seattle Mariners 1h ago

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u/thereelsuperman San Francisco Giants 1h ago

This is fucking hilarious

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u/Fat-Singer-9569 1h ago

That's dedication to the bit. So good.

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u/RaidensReturn Los Angeles Dodgers 1h ago

I love that he signed to the mantis. What a legend

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u/Dan_Remmeck Seattle Mariners 30m ago

So nonchalant about it too, Robles is the fucking man

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u/OmarHunting Chicago White Sox 1h ago

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u/randomredhead San Diego Padres 1h ago

And Luis Arraez 2 years ago! (He named him Luigi.)

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u/TheDesktopNinja Boston Red Sox 1h ago

There have been numerous cases of MLB players with Praying Mantis friends on the field. I love them.

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u/fotoxs Chicago Cubs 1h ago

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u/One-Earth9294 Milwaukee Brewers 1h ago

Oh shit someone already posted Zorak lol I'll pull mine down.

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u/PhromDaPharcyde Philadelphia Phillies 14m ago

You can never post enough Zorak

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u/One-Earth9294 Milwaukee Brewers 9m ago

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u/oco82 New York Yankees 53m ago

Chourio’s gonna suddenly snap into a robotic “must…kill…Space…Ghost” mode like Reggie and The Queen.

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u/jamegumbsize69 46m ago

Enrico Palazzo!

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u/Han_Sandwich_1907 New York Mets • Chinese Taipei 1h ago

Someone check under his cap for the mantis secretly pulling the strings

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u/guitmusic12 Milwaukee Brewers 1h ago

Been waiting years for the ratatouille sequel

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u/ImKindaEssential 1h ago

Mantatouille

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u/shifter31 Detroit Tigers 1h ago

Beat me to it

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u/SylemNova Cleveland Guardians • Portland Pickles 1h ago

This man is having a main character kind of night and I'm all for it

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u/drdummy Toronto Blue Jays 1h ago

It’s beautiful

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u/pitb0ss343 New York Yankees 1h ago

Woooooow so we yelled at the Yankees for a fan BARELY reaching over the fence but the brewers can have 10 players on the field. F’ing bs man

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u/GOATmar_infante Kansas City Royals 1h ago

Royals fans remembering the rally mantis of 2015

https://giphy.com/gifs/FoH28ucxZFJZu

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u/RedSpecial22 Kansas City Royals 1h ago

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u/RedSpecial22 Kansas City Royals 1h ago

Apparently we’re the only ones lol

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u/GOATmar_infante Kansas City Royals 1h ago

We are unc fam

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u/Puppetmaster858 Arizona Diamondbacks 16m ago

Is that the year they won the title?

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u/Unfrozen__Caveman Minnesota Twins 1h ago

He was wildly swatting at it right before this screenshot but I like this narrative more

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u/mrstretchb4ureach Texas Rangers 1h ago

This is the universe pretty much saying out loud that this is the Brewers' year.

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u/Jonjon428 Florida Marlins 1h ago

Victor Robles approves

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u/tommyjohnsurgery Milwaukee Brewers 1h ago

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u/MossyPlantyWitchy Cincinnati Reds 1h ago

I have a ton in my garden, they are my favorites. As soon as I saw it. I said sorry Dodgers 🤣🤣🤣😈

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u/ethanlan Chicago White Sox 24m ago

Lucky, dont see that much in chicago but when I do I feel lucky. I love those little buggers

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u/MossyPlantyWitchy Cincinnati Reds 15m ago

I live in a suburb, but a condo. My garden isn't big, but it's a poison free ecosystem. I've worked hard filling it with native plants and heirloom veggies! I have a ton of butterflies, neat bees and wasps, spiders, beetles and more.

I fucking love bugs.

Okra fren stalking a fly ☺️

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u/ethanlan Chicago White Sox 3m ago

Nice good job!

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u/dropdeadidiot New York Yankees 1h ago

Man is in a flow state 

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u/drdummy Toronto Blue Jays 1h ago

GET THAT MANTIS ESCORTED OUT BY SECURITY

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u/theexitisontheleft Washington Nationals 1h ago

Victor Robles 2.0

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u/DietrichDoesDamage Miami Marlins 1h ago

Baseball and praying mantis. Name a more iconic duo

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u/counteroffer19 Los Angeles Dodgers 1h ago

It's actually a drone. Weird script this year.

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u/MaskedBandit77 Pittsburgh Pirates 1h ago

That reminds me of this picture

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u/TechnoBabbles Atlanta Braves 1h ago

It's a real Cinderella story.

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u/tugboaconstrictor New York Mets 1h ago

Dodgers screwed now

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u/trekfan1013 Atlanta Braves 1h ago

Witnessing a generational night for this guy.

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u/MothershipConnection Los Angeles Dodgers 1h ago

It's been real humid in LA this summer we got bugs that we ain't ever bugged before

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u/MossyPlantyWitchy Cincinnati Reds 1h ago

Y'all have always had praying mantids.

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u/crash_test Anaheim Angels 1h ago

We got a whole species. I find em around my house all the time, they're pretty chill with being handled too.

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u/MossyPlantyWitchy Cincinnati Reds 58m ago

Our native species is the Carolina Mantis. I have a pregnant female on my porch right now. She's from one of the Oothecas left last year 🥰 They are pretty similar species. I've had well fed females get up to 4". They are my favorite garden friends.

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u/Azcollector Arizona Diamondbacks 1h ago

dodgers are so fucked now

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u/Phoenix_Solace Colorado Rockies 1h ago

World series champion has been chosen

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u/TinyTimWannabe Montreal Expos 1h ago

Mickey Mantis

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u/BladeRunner2022 Seattle Mariners 1h ago

Insane this has happened twice. Baseball isn't a real sport

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u/Prior-Challenge-5429 Arizona Diamondbacks 1h ago

Baseball Doesn’t Exist

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u/Reddishead Kansas City Royals 1h ago

Salvy, Rally Mantis Sr. and Jr. send their regards. Guess they came around after the WS though.

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u/nateetan1 Baltimore Orioles 1h ago

Mickey Mantis

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u/GiannisIsTheBeast 1h ago

Praying for a rally

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u/carpetsoop Kansas City Royals 1h ago

I have grown to love this man and I hope he gets a ring

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u/haninwaomaeda Chicago Cubs 1h ago

Making sure little dude knew how many outs there were.

https://giphy.com/gifs/5RqoBqU7HrYawP3p0T

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u/ThenNefariousness482 Nicaragua 1h ago

Thanks for posting it, I wasn't sure if I saw it right 

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u/MantisBePraised Texas Rangers 1h ago

Praise Be the Mantis!

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u/the_Formuoli_ Milwaukee Brewers 1h ago

LA already spends more money than god and has great PD and now they’re weaponizing the ecosystem??

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u/Embarrassed-Habit821 1h ago

In many cultures, a praying mantis landing on you is considered a sign of good luck, peace, and spiritual awakening. It's often interpreted as a reminder to be patient, mindful, and receptive to positive changes ahead.

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u/BurkeyTurkey33 New York Yankees 1h ago

It's the same one as last time!

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u/FreeWeekendPlayer Cincinnati Reds 1h ago

praying mantis's for some reason love jumping on top of humans and climbing them

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u/Prize-History-9510 1h ago

As a Dodgers fan, damn this is not good. Such a sign of good luck bug.

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u/underwear11 New York Yankees 1h ago

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u/circlesofhelvetica Milwaukee Brewers 38m ago

OK BUT WHO WORE IT BETTER????

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u/scparks44 Detroit Tigers 1h ago

Hang it in the Louvre

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u/ISOLDASNAKE Brooklyn Dodgers 1h ago

Man I thought I saw something on his shoulder, they cut to him swatting some bugs

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u/Chambanasfinest Milwaukee Brewers 33m ago

What can’t this man do

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u/Vegetable-Coconut846 Philadelphia Phillies 1h ago

James Rodriguez game coming from Chourio

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u/taebsiatad Philadelphia Phillies 1h ago

Dude I saw him make that brush motion and swore I saw something right before the cam cut away and I thought “maybe it was a piece of the uniform or something” lol

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u/ChasedWarrior 57m ago

Other way around: the mantis befriended Jackson Chourio.

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u/Pizzarcatto Milwaukee Brewers 30m ago

He might be the coolest motherfucker alive.

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u/MassholeSST Boston Red Sox 26m ago

I had one of these land on me once. Fascinating little guys. 

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u/TheDeputy17 Philadelphia Phillies 1h ago

Shit last time this happened the Phillies came back and won late in the game. Hopefully the Brewers don’t suffer the same fate. 

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u/Matthewcbayer Detroit Tigers 1h ago

That praying mantis knows ball

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u/captain_poptart Toronto Blue Jays 1h ago

That’s a playing mantis

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u/hihellohi765 1h ago

Thought that was jalen...

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u/reality72 1h ago

My 3 year old son loves praying mantises and he is going nuts over this

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u/unhappylilflower Milwaukee Brewers 1h ago

Micky mantis

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u/fuzzybeedogcat MLB Players Association 1h ago

There are so many mantis in la this season

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u/Myotherdumbname Arizona Diamondbacks 56m ago

THE CHOSEN ONE

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u/DMM4140 Detroit Tigers 44m ago

I have them all over my house, the backyard, at work, it’s wild!

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u/CartiSpeedingArrests Los Angeles Dodgers 44m ago

I never see these things in LA and I live here, how did he just find one on the field at Dodger Stadium

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u/AverageBARTrider 38m ago

It's definitely helping.

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u/AjiChap 37m ago

Watching live I was wondering what the hell I was seeing

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u/YamPsychological7708 San Diego Padres 0m ago

Luigi

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u/Automatic-Push-8045 1h ago

Mantis is a bad omen. Just ask 2024 Luis Arraez

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u/FortyEightyFilms 1h ago

I always joke about how baseball is so mind numbingly boring the most exciting things that happen on the field are usually something that isn't baseball.

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u/Not_RZA_ Jackie Robinson 1h ago

Man wtf is with these TV screenshot posts

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u/Qoppa_Guy Kia Tigers 1h ago

Cait Sith.

Mantis Chourio?