Bryan Baker decided to celebrate Monday’s victory by pulling a Roseanne Barr.
The Tampa Bay Rays won on Monday night over the division rival Baltimore Orioles by a final score of 7-6. Baker, the Rays’ closer, was called on during the eighth inning at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. for a five-out save.
After retiring the first four batters that he faced, Baker allowed a two-out single in the ninth inning to Baltimore’s Christian Encarnacion-Strand. But Baker then struck out Orioles outfielder Leody Taveras to end the game and proceeded to do a vulgar celebration.
The television broadcast showed a hyped-up Baker coming off the mound and then grabbing his crotch area while looking in the direction of the Tampa Bay dugout. Here is the video.
Bryan Baker's celebration after his save against the Orioles pic.twitter.com/M2m380Kix1
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Baker, a 31-year-old righty has been very impressive this season for the Rays. He leads Major League Baseball with 35 saves to go along with a microscopic 1.47 ERA and 55 strikeouts over 50 appearances in relief.
Tampa Bay is also looking superb overall this year with an AL-best record of 75-49. Though some Rays relievers have produced some very ugly moments on the mound, Baker is clearly pitching with a different swagger right now.
