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David Price had to leave today’s start after two innings because he injured his neck while toweling off his head in the dugout. Seriously.

And that’s not even the most bizarre part of the story, because as Roger Mooney of the Tampa Tribune writes Price has done this before. Several times, in fact:

It was the third time Price suffered the injury since last spring training. “I was drying my head off after the second inning. It’s happened to me two times before. I catch the back of my head and it pulls my head forward,” Price said. “I felt it in the back of my neck.” Price was supposed to pitch three innings but left after two with what was termed “minor neck spasms.”

According to Price the injury usually only lasts 2-3 days, so he’s hoping not to miss a start. And maybe the Rays should hire him some sort of personal assistant in charge of toweling at this point?