When the New York Yankees acquired Edwin Encarnacion, fans immediately rallied around the nickname “The Parrot Man”. Why? Well, that’s because every time Encarnacion homers, he lifts his arm while rounding the bases as a perch for his imaginary parrot.
That parrot isn’t imaginary anymore…
Gleyber waiting with a stuffed parrot lol pic.twitter.com/jpJ57Oc3Cw
— Jomboy (@Jomboy_) July 25, 2019
According to Coley Harvey of ESPN, Gio Urshela purchased the parrot for Encarnacion. He and Gleyber Torres were giggling up a storm in the clubhouse waiting for the perfect moment to gift the stuffed mascot to the Parrot Man.