Red Sox's Wilyer Abreu breaks bat in most bizarre way possible against Pirates

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It’s spring training for everybody. Even players’ bats need time to break in after a long offseason.

Or, just break.

Outfielder Wilyer Abreu stood at home plate, stunned as his bat snapped in half on a check-swing during Tuesday’s spring training contest between the Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates.

How is that even possible? Surely Abreu’s bat must have cracked on an earlier swing. All that was left of the bat following Abreu’s check-swing was the nob of the lumber.

Abreu is not the first to accomplish the weird feat

Wondering if a player’s bat has ever broken on a check swing before? Oddly enough, Abreu’s is not the first to do so.

Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig’s bat broke on a harmless check-swing during a game against the Milwaukee Brewers in 2014. Puig looked just as perplexed as Abreu did, walking back to the dugout to grab a new bat.

Baseball is so random that this may be the last time this happens ever, or it’ll occur five more times throughout the upcoming regular season.

A few years ago, Abreu reportedly turned down a contract extension from Boston. He has earned back-to-back AL Gold Glove Award selections in right field.

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Red Sox’s Wilyer Abreu breaks bat in most bizarre way possible against Pirates

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