Why is it that it’s baseball players who get hurt in stupid ways? Every now and then you hear about some athlete in another sport getting hurt in a strange way off the field, but 95% of the time, it’s a baseball player.

While at home this morning, Kansas City Royals reliever Kyle Farnsworth decided to intervene in a fight between his two pet bulldogs.

One of the dogs confused Farnsworth for a Beggin Strip and gave him a bite that required 4 stitches to close. Fortunately for him, the wound was on his non-throwing hand.

Royals Manager Trey Hillman said that Farnsworth would be available to pitch on Tuesday, but this was unnecessary because the Diamondbacks suck and Gil Meche pitched a complete game shutout.

Royals Pitcher Bitten by His Bulldog [Fanhouse]

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