Rougned Odor started a fight with Jose Bautista as an army of one, but he won’t have to pay the full price for his aggression if he chooses.
Fans and entrepreneurs sprung to action in the aftermath of Sunday’s bench-clearing brawl between the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers that started when Odor decked Bautista. One group has started a GoFundMe page to help Odor pay the fine Major League Baseball surely will impose on the Rangers second baseman in the near future.
“Rougie should have to pay something, but there’s some value as a spectator to seeing Joey Bats get punched in the face,” the campaign says. “Happy to throw in a few dollars to send Rougie and the Rangers a message. Fighting isn’t cool, but we appreciate the heart! Especially when it lands squarely on the chin of the biggest cry baby in baseball.”
Others have immortalized Odor’s punch in T-shirt form, selling them on teespring for $22.99.
Proceeds for both the “For Rougned Odor…” campaign and the punch T-shirts could go to charity. The GoFundMe page promises to donate any money received to the Texas Rangers Foundation if Odor declines to apply it to his fine fund. A small portion of T-shirt sales will benefit Do It For Durrett, an organization dedicated to helping families affected by sudden loss, according to The Score.
Talk about making the best out of a bad situation.
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