Less than a month ago, Francisco Rodriguez injured his right thumb in an altercation with his girlfriend’s father at Citi Filed in New York. The injury will keep him out for the remainder of the season, costing both he and the Mets over the next couple of months.
Unfortunately, this is not the first such incident for Rodriguez. It’s certainly not the first such incident among baseball players. For whatever reason—likely the pressure they are under as professional athletes—we’ve seen player after player snap. And, given their high profile, every incident is a big incident.
In honor of KRod, we count down the ten worst mental breakdowns in baseball history.