George Springer made a bizarre and hilarious fashion statement before Saturday night’s Houston Astros-Texas Rangers game.
During pregame warmups, Springer tossed a football around with fellow Astros outfielder Jake Marisnick while wearing an inflatable dinosaur costume. It was, in a word, fantastic.
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— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) May 21, 2016
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Springer began the practice of wearing football helmets during interviews earlier this season. And while helmets aren’t quite as out-there as inflatable dino suits, it sounds like nothing the UConn product could do would surprise Astros manager A.J. Hinch.
“I sort of avoided seeing it, but it does not surprise me,” Hinch told MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart. “He told me a few weeks ago he was ordering it and I thought he was kidding, but I guess he was not. It’s George being George.”
George Springer and Jake Marisnick's pregame football ritual took an interesting turn today… #Astros #Rangers pic.twitter.com/O9svD49OAr
— Angel Verdejo Jr. (@ahverdejo) May 21, 2016
The pregame fun didn’t translate to in-game success for Houston, which managed just three hits (including one by Springer) in a 2-1 loss to Texas.
