It’s almost a certainty that J.A. Happ‘s chances of pitching in the postseason have improved since being traded to the New York Yankees. What he didn’t count on was becoming the second New York athlete in July to pick up hand, foot, and mouth disease.
Happ becomes the second MLB player to pick up the virus, one that’s normally associated with children. In fact, cbssports.com points out that the Mayo Clinic even describes hand, foot, and mouth as something that happens in youth. Very odd indeed that Happ has contracted the problem at the age of 35.