Mets reliever Jefry Yan has been making headlines with his unique strikeout celebration, which involves a split reminiscent of James Brown. Former MLB pitcher Collin Balester shared his thoughts on the celebration, noting that while big celebrations are common in winter leagues in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, Yan’s move is particularly noteworthy.
Balester expressed concern that Yan’s celebration could lead to injury, saying, “At the end of the day, if I was the team, I would be a little nervous about him blowing out his knee jumping up like that.” Despite this, Balester acknowledged that Yan’s celebration could be an effective way to psyche out hitters, saying, “I think it’s going to play in his favor, to be honest. I think people are going to be trying to do too much at first to make sure they can show him up, but at some point that’s going to kind of falter.”
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