Don’t be alarmed if you should happen to catch new Royals pitcher Jason Hammel eating some potato chips in the dugout during a game this season.
He’s merely following doctors orders.
Last year, Hammel was having troubles with cramps in his pitching hand until his doctor contacted him during the All-Star break.
“Doc called me over the break and actually told me again today,” Hammel told reporters last year after a start. “Potato chips. My prescription is potato chips. Which blew me away, because I’ve never heard a doctor that said potato chips. He said for my cramps, if it’s a chronic thing, he said potato chips, because they’ve got a lot of potassium, and obviously the sea salt helps retain water.