Punto Power! Teammate shreds Sonny Gray’s jersey after clincher
This might be hard for some to understand, but Nick Punto of the Oakland Athletics has a reputation — and a talent — for shredding jerseys. After a walk-off or milestone victory, Punto is known to grab the heroic player by the collar and rip his jersey to shreds right off his body in celebration. You might ask “Why?” Well, perhaps the question should be “Why not?” It’s what wrestler Hulk Hogan would do — so isn’t that a good enough reason?
Anyway, Sonny Gray pitched a six-hitter for the A’s on Sunday, a huge effort in a 4-0 victory that stopped their implosion and landed them in the playoffs, at least for a game. So it was time for him to get shredded.
Boy looked like the New Johnny Bravo by the time Punto was done with him. This was all that was left:
It’s a little bizarre. But Gray obviously was into it. Perhaps too much.
Anyway. Shredder!
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