Every year on Father’s Day, MLB players don blue in honor of dads and prostate cancer awareness. This year, Royals catcher Martín Maldonado took the Father’s Day honors a step further by wearing a clip-on tie over his chest protector.
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A closer look reveals the tie features names of several assumed fathers, along with the logo of “All-Star,” the manufacturer of catcher’s gear.
The veteran catcher’s tie game was so strong, it propelled him to excel at the plate, too.
And now, some tie wordplay:
— Tie goes to the runner. Or catcher, I guess.
— “There’s no tying! There’s no tying in baseball!”
— No matter what the score is, this game will be all tied up.
— It’s OK if the Royals lose. You can’t win(sdor) ’em all.
Someone get this man some khakis, a grill spatula and a pair of Nike Monarchs to complete the set.
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there.
