Ex-MLBer Jayson Werth on 'fighting back puking' as Flying Mohawk owner in Kentucky Derby
Jayson Werth is back.
No, not playing Major League Baseball. The former outfielder who played for the Blue Jays, Dodgers, Phillies and Nationals will once again be an owner of a horse at the Kentucky Derby.
Last year, he was a co-owner of Dornoch, who finished 10th in the field. But Dornoch did win the Belmont Stakes, which is awesome.
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This year? The MLBer is backing Flying Mohawk along with former baseball player agent Jeff Berry, and he's once again talking about how nervous he gets before races.
'I've played with a guy who would throw up before every game, and I'd look at him like, 'What the hell is wrong with you?'" he told The Athletic. "And now here I am, fighting back puking before every race. It doesn't make any sense to me, but I have all these crazy emotions with this sport.''
Here's a video of him speaking more about the horse:
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