Baseball players will turn to just about anything if it’ll put themselves on the right side of baseball karma, give them good luck or, if anything, bring some positivity into an often negative sport.
Jason Giambi famously had a golden thong as a slump buster. Mike Napoli currently has a mini Jobu figure in his locker. Players keep other mementos in their lockers for luck. Sometimes a helmet can’t he washed if a hitter is in the zone.
For minor-league starting pitcher Mike Clevinger, it’s a dream catcher. And it’s currently protecting his jersey in the Indians’ clubhouse at their spring facility in Goodyear, Ariz.