The Athletics suffered a humiliating blunder during their game against the New York Mets Saturday and it had nothing to do with the action on the diamond.
Mets center fielder Jose Siri was forced out of the Athletics’ 3-1 win in the second inning after fouling a ball off his left shin.
The 29-year-old went down on home plate after the first-pitch foul ball against A’s starter J.T. Ginn in his first at-bat of the game.
He remained down as a team trainer tended to him before lumping off the field under his own power.
The A’s medical cart was then called out to take Siri to the clubhouse – or it attempted to at least.
One of the carts ran out of gas as it tried to make its way out on to the field, coming to a sudden halt alongside the baseline.
The Athletics’ medical cart ran out of gas while heading out to help a player off the field
New York Mets outfielder Jose Siri was forced out of the game after a ball off his left shin
Five members of A’s stadium staff struggled to push the stranded cart off the field
Siri was eventually transported off the field on a different cart, while A’s stadium staff struggled to remove the broken down vehicle in embarrassing scenes.
Five members of staff were captured pushing the medical cart towards the exit before getting it stuck in the gate.
After moments of labored maneuvers, they eventually shoved the cart through the gap.
On the broadcast, Mets announcers Gary Cohen and Ron Darling had the perfect reactions to the laughable situation.
‘Back when I was doing Minor League Baseball…We’d say that’s why they call it the Minor Leagues,’ Cohen said.
‘This is something out of Keystone Cops,’ former Mets pitcher Darling quipped in response, referring to the slapstick comedy films.
Siri, who was replaced by Tyrone Taylor, is said to be considered day-to-day with a contusion.
Siri was replaced by Tyrone Taylor and is now considered day-to-day with a contusion
Ginn went on to allow one run in five-plus strong innings and the Athletics beat the New York Mets 3-1.
The A’s are playing at a minor league baseball stadium in Sacramento this season after unceremoniously moving out of Oakland after last year.
The Athletics are plotting a move to establish their new home on the Las Vegas strip. However, funding and financing has not yet been announced or finalized as owner John Fisher and the city of Las Vegas try to agree on a deal.
The A’s will play their next three seasons at Sutter Health Park, the home of the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats. Ironically, the River Cats are the affiliate of the A’s former cross-bay rivals, the San Francisco Giants.
