A's outfielder injures himself throwing away a wad of gum

Nick Schwartz, USA TODAY Sports | USATODAY

Professional baseball players chew a lot of gum, so logic would suggest that they're pretty good at throwing it away after a good chewing session. Oakland Athletics outfielder Michael Taylor is still working on that last bit.

Taylor is currently sitting out of spring training with two gashes on his pinkie finger that he picked up while throwing away a wad of gum, according to SFGate. Last week, Taylor was chewing gum in the dugout and hit his hand on a ceiling light as he tossed the used wad [presumably] in the trash. The resulting damage has kept him from practicing, and, as a fringe player, could eventually result in yet another year at the Triple-A level.

Hopefully Taylor will learn from his error and stick to a soft underhand toss towards the trash from now on.

Thanks to Susan Slusser at SFGate for sharing this story.