When it comes to promotions, minor-league baseball is a wild, at-times seemingly lawless land where teams are willing to stretch the boundaries on what's normal.
The latest example of that arrived on Wednesday, courtesy of the Potomac Nationals. On Saturday, July 8, the Nats' A-ball affiliate will giving away statues that pay homage to Tommy John surgery -- not Tommy John, the pitcher, but Tommy John the surgery.
Take a look (hat tip Cut4):
Kinda neat, right? Definitely weird though -- in the obvious way, but also that this is a team-specific giveaway.