If you touch Adrian Beltre’s head, bad things will happen

Robinson Chirinos made the terrible mistake of touching Adrian Beltre’s head.

Dan Gartland | Jun 30, 2016

If you touch Adrian Beltre’s head, bad things will happen /

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Could this have been what led to the Rangers’ epic collapse on Wednesday night?

In the eighth inning against the Yankees, Adrian Beltre hit a solo homer to push Texas’s lead to 7–2. And then teammate Robinson Chirinos made the biggest mistake in baseball: he touched Beltre on the head.

• Adrian Beltre hits Elvis Andrus with a righteous death glare

Seriously, do not touch Beltre’s dome. This has been well documented.

The Yankees went on to score six runs in the ninth, capped by a Didi Gregorius walk-off homer. Lesson learned.

Published Jun 30, 2016

DAN GARTLAND

Dan Gartland is the writer and editor of Sports Illustrated’s flagship daily newsletter, SI:AM, covering everything an educated sports fan needs to know. He joined the SI staff in 2014, having previously been published on Deadspin and Slate. Gartland, a graduate of Fordham University, is a former Sports Jeopardy! champion (Season 1, Episode 5).