Cleveland Indians shortstop Jose Ramirez should stop leaving his car keys in the hands of people he doesn’t trust. If not, he could find his BMW fielding a ground ball without a glove on.
On Thursday morning, the Indians decided to prank Ramirez by parking his car in his office, essentially.
It's a beautiful morning in Goodyear. The sun is out, birds are chirping… and Jose Ramirez's car is at shortstop. pic.twitter.com/hRLpI39t2i
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) March 26, 2015
Why would Ramirez’s teammates do that to him? Indians manager Terry Francona told MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian that the 22-year-old has an unpopular habit of parking his car wherever he pleases at the team training facility. We’re guessing that means he parks in spots that are usually reserved for veteran players and coaches. Here are some more entertaining nuggets:
Whispers are that Mike Aviles may be the driver behind this prank on Ramirez. I know, real hard to believe Aviles would be involved, right?
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) March 26, 2015
Grounds crew worker on Ramirez's car being on Field 1: "We're thinking of using it to drag the field!"
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) March 26, 2015
Francona on Ramirez's car: "He drives a BMW? Times have changed." Tito said he drove 71 VW bug w/ heat that never shut off… in 8th season.
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) March 26, 2015
Ramirez should consider that a warning. There are much worse things teammates can do to a player’s car. Don’t believe us? Just ask this NBA player about his rookie season a couple years back.
H/T Big League Stew
