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The 26-year-old right-hander has received
plenty of advice on how to heal the laceration. Taillon
lightheartedly told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review he was willing
to urinate on it to speed the healing process.
"I said if it helps, I'll put a sign-up sheet and everyone can
come and pee," he told the newspaper. "I don't care. I just want
(the cut) to go away."
However, he took to Twitter on Monday afternoon to write: "Gotta
clarify this whole pee on hand thing. People offer up their
remedy opinions.. I jokingly said if peeing on it gets me on the
field where I belong, I'll put up a signup sheet. Not my thing,
promise!"
He then added:
"But for real.. does it work? Asking for a friend."
Taillon was pulled from his start Friday after three innings
because of the injury.
Baseball players have peed on their hands for years in the
belief it toughens them, including pitchers to relieve or
prevent blisters and batters who don't use gloves to prevent
blisters as well.
Moises Alou and Jorge Posada were among recent hitters to
indulge in the practice, and pitcher Rich Hill admitted to it in
2016.
However, it's still admittedly on the fringe.
"If it helps, I would do it," Taillon told the paper. "I'm not
scared, man. I just need to be out on the field."
Taillon is 2-3 with a 4.08 ERA in eight starts this season. His
next scheduled start is Wednesday against the visiting Chicago
White Sox, but it is uncertain if he will be ready to pitch that
day.
--Field Level Media
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