The D-backs are donning space helmets because apparently their next game is not on Earth
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Baseball teams have played games in some peculiar places over the years. They've faced off on cliffs, on ice and even aboard aircraft carriers.
But now, finally, the D-backs have given us the MLB dream destination we've always hoped for: Baseball ... in space:
Unfortunately, as you may have guessed, we are joking. The D-backs are not playing their next game in space. They are, however, traveling to Houston after Tuesday's game against the Astros -- home of the NASA Space Center and Apollo missions. So, the helmets are somewhat necessary.
It's too bad, considering that Andrew Chafin's fastball would be even faster in a microgravity environment.