Joc Pederson sent baseballs flying out of the park at Monday’s Home Run Derby, and he also sent conspiracy theories flying on Twitter at the same time.
The Los Angeles Dodgers slugger had a battle for the ages against Toronto Blue Jays rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr, combining with him for a record 79 homers in the second round but ultimately falling short to the 20-year-old.
As fun as the duel was, Pederson caused something of a sideshow with six mysterious dots on the back of his neck that social media took note of. Many users chimed in with their theories as to what exactly those dots were.
What is that on Joc Pederson's neck? pic.twitter.com/8ssQbkgMFk
— Victoria Young (@toriyoung22) July 9, 2019
Anyone know what these might be on Pederson’s neck? Electric stim hook ups maybe? pic.twitter.com/1ncqvUVC3Z
— Coach Lamp (@teachu2hit) July 9, 2019
Anybody see those rows of dots on Pederson’s neck?? Are those tiny bandages?? Any guesses?? pic.twitter.com/9ecR5xNu3A
— Jim Accordino (@JimmyAck205) July 9, 2019
Anyone know if these marks are related to Pederson's neck injury from a couple years ago?#HRDerby #MLB #MLBAllStarWeekend pic.twitter.com/Kb81vrX5r9
— Laura (@LauraM44) July 9, 2019
He has that Skittles disease thing man…
— Jeffrey Jones (@RollieJonesJr) July 9, 2019
He's the first baseball player made of Legos
— Wolfgang (@AKA_kuri) July 9, 2019
suction cups, he's joctopus
— Simon (@Panic_Citi) July 9, 2019
max muncy's boogers?
— Brett Craycraft (@CraycraftBrett) July 9, 2019
Live look at the back of Joc Pederson’s neck #HRDerby pic.twitter.com/Yj2XL1pm8K
— David Kristoph (@DavidKristoph) July 9, 2019
Joc Pederson is plugged into the Matrix rn. pic.twitter.com/e4R1ZhAypL
— Dan Gaspar (@MrTuttle05) July 9, 2019
Whether the dots are related to a previous injury or if Pederson is just an alien, it certainly had the Internet buzzing. For now, this may be an even greater baseball mystery than Baltimore’s dugout drinks.
