Craig Kimbrel pitched a career-high two innings Wednesday night to get the Game 4 save, so Houston Astros fans had some extra time to observe his distinctive pre-pitch pose.
And then they had some fun with it.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. pic.twitter.com/sW70R9bAbj
The Red Sox closer has attributed his unusual mound ritual — in which he bends down low toward the plate to get the catcher’s signs, while extending out and dangling his right arm — to biceps tendonitis he got in 2010 that made it too painful to hold his arm behind his back.