Watch: Mets draft pick lets run score when pop-up hits him in groin
Not even the New York Mets' draft picks can escape the team's run of futility, and Tennessee Tech first baseman Chase Chambers was the latest to be cursed on Monday.
Chambers, who was selected by the Mets in the 18th round of last week's draft, created an all-time blooper with a fielding gaffe during Game 3 of his team's Super Regional against Texas.
With the Golden Eagles down 4-2 in the sixth inning, the senior raced in to catch a towering pop-up off the bat of Texas' David Hamilton. But he completely whiffed and the ball hit him square in the groin right in front of home plate. The ball landed in fair territory, allowing Texas to easily score another insurance run.
"I should have caught that ball. No excuses. I've caught that ball a million times," Chambers said after the game, according to Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman.
Texas went on to win 5-2, advancing to the College World Series for the 36th time in school history.
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