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Time of India
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Minor League staffer uses bare hand to scoop dog's poop during Cannon Ballers game
Official scoops fresh dog poop with bare hand at Cannon Ballers Vs Mudcats game/ X Screengrab A Minor League Baseball game turned into an unexpected spectacle over the weekend when a Kannapolis Cannon Ballers staffer was caught on camera cleaning up dog feces, using his bare hand. The incident took place on Sunday at Atrium Health Ballpark , during a Single-A matchup between the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, an affiliate of the Chicago White Sox , and the Carolina Mudcats. During the bottom of the third inning, the Cannon Ballers' beloved bat dog , Kacey Betty , had a bathroom emergency just feet away from home plate. The dog had just relieved herself on the field, moments before preparing to fetch a bat, when a stadium official intervened. Instead of using gloves or waste bags, the employee opted to scoop up the excrement with a clipboard and his bare hand, horrifying both the live audience and fans online. The moment, captured on video and shared widely on social media, left viewers stunned. According to OutKick, 'Good god, he closed the gate with his poo hand!' Another report by TMZ highlighted the viral reactions, with one fan commenting, 'Fire the guy who picked up s** with his bare hands immediately,'* while another exclaimed, 'Ayoooo he bare handed that grounder??' by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like They Lost Their Money - Learn From Their Lesson Expertinspector Click Here Undo Adding to the surreal nature of the moment, OutKick noted, 'That's certainly a new one. We've all done the move where you get something flat like a piece of paper or a clipboard to scoop up a spider or something that spilled, but I've never seen that done with dog poo.' So far, the stadium has made no official statement about the cleanup protocol or the staff member involved. As TMZ reported, 'No public comment from him so far ... but hopefully the stadium had some good hand sanitizer on deck.' The incident also raised questions about preparedness, with OutKick remarking, 'I'm not sure how there wasn't a roll of s--t bags nearby... You'd think if they have a dog working for the team, they have some bags at the ready.' Despite the bizarre mid-game cleanup, the Cannon Ballers pulled off a 3-0 win over the Mudcats. But the real talk of the night wasn't the score, it was the stomach-churning image of barehanded dog poop removal that's now immortalized online.
USA Today
28-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Former Texas A&M outfielder, Braden Montgomery, promoted by the Chicago White Sox
Former Texas A&M outfielder, Braden Montgomery, promoted by the Chicago White Sox Former Texas A&M outfielder Braden Montgomery is on the move again after being promoted from the Single-A Kannapolis Cannon Ballers to High-A Winston-Salem. On Sunday, Chase Ford with Milb Central confirmed that Montgomery is getting called up to A+ ball after a stellar start to his minor league career. The minor league is separated into four classes: Single-A (A), High-A (A+), Double-A (AA), and Triple-A (AAA), with Single-A being the lowest. Prospects are not required to go to each level and can be skipped based on where the organization wants to get a better look at their progression. Below is the excerpt from the official MLB website on the move. No. 51 Braden Montgomery, OF, White SoxPromoted to High-A Winston-SalemMontgomery, acquired by Chicago in the Garrett Crochet trade during the offseason, was bumped up to the South Atlantic League after 18 Single-A games, according to Scott Merkin. The 2024 first-rounder compiled a slash line of .304/.393/.493 with three homers, four doubles and 19 RBIs at Kannapolis to begin his professional career. The Texas A&M product missed the latter half of 2024 recovering from a broken right ankle. Coming off a major ankle injury, moving him slowly through the minors makes perfect sense, and as he starts to get big to pre-injury form expect to hear about another promotion in the future. Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes and opinions. Follow Jarrett Johnson on X: @whosnextsports1.
