Brett Gardner accidentally took out his frustration on himself on Saturday.
The New York Yankees outfielder chucked his helmet in the dugout. The helmet rebounded off the wall and struck Gardner in the face, and he ended up needing six stitches on his lower lip.
He was ticked off after Indians outfielder Jordan Luplow robbed Gardner, who is hitless in his past 22 at-bats, of a hit in the sixth inning of an 8-4 loss to the Indians at Progressive Field. And there was some irony to add to the embarrassing events.
“I just got done telling DJ [LeMahieu] last week that he shouldn’t throw his helmet in the dugout,’’ said Gardner,
Maybe he’ll start following his own advice.
