Baseball is amazing for so many reasons, but one of them is that every so often we get to see some really comical moments. Whether it's an outfielder having the ball bounce off his head for a home run or a manager getting fed up with another club's mascot and throwing him to the ground, there can be great hilarity in our national pastime. So here's a look at the most comical moment in each team's history.

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

Blue Jays: 'My name is Munenori Kawasaki. I am from Japan. I am Japaneeeeeese!'

The famous words of one of the most fun characters in recent baseball history. Kawasaki had just delivered a walk-off hit for the Jays and before getting his face covered with shaving cream, he pulled out a notepad with a brief message written on it -- "My teammates gave me an opportunity, and I wanted to do something about it." Technically, the entire Kawasaki era was the most comical moment in Blue Jays history. More >

Orioles: Rick Dempsey's rain delay theater

You couldn't beat Dempsey when it came to comedy on a baseball field, and in this case, it was a 1977 rain delay at Fenway Park that led to a legendary impression of Babe Ruth, rounding the bases and then diving head-first into home plate, all with the tarp on the field. More >

Rays: Carlos Gómez desperate for Cash

Gómez was always looking for manager Kevin Cash to come and check on him if he was hurt on the field, including when he was hit by a pitch. So on this particular occasion, after taking one in the ribs at Tropicana Field, he began to take his base before flopping to the ground. Cash didn't come out to check on him. More >

Red Sox: Manny being Manny (what else could it be?)

Hit the cutoff man. It's a common refrain in baseball. But what if you're trying to do that and the ball gets cut off before it gets anywhere near the cutoff man? The 2004 season was good for the Red Sox, as in break-an-86-year-championship-drought good. But before all of that, on July 21, Manny Ramirez inexplicably cut off Johnny Damon's throw on a ball off the wall, lunging to snare it before it went back to the infield. Just some vintage Manny being Manny. More >

Yankees: Can you out-eat an ostrich?

We're going way back for this one. Like 100 years back. In 1919, Yankees outfielder Ping Bodie challenged an ostrich -- that's right, you read it correctly -- to a Spaghetti-eating contest during Spring Training. The ostrich passed out on the 11th serving, while Bodie kept on ingesting the pasta to win. Oh, the Yankees also bought Babe Ruth from the Red Sox that year, but this is nevertheless a big moment for that season's squad. More >

AL CENTRAL

Indians: The Birds!

Not the Hitchcock movie, but it was pretty terrifying for the Royals. On June 11, 2009, the Indians rallied for two runs in the bottom of the eighth and eventually forced extra innings. In the 10th, Shin-Soo Choo came to the plate with two runners on and about 20 seagulls camped out in center field. Choo hit a ball to shallow center and CoCo Crisp got lost among the sea of white. As the flock dispersed upon the ball landing and rolling to the wall, Crisp and the Royals watched as Mark DeRosa scored the winning run. More >

Royals: Foul play

Norichika Aoki was racing toward foul ground in right field in pursuit of a slicing fly ball against the Blue Jays in Toronto on May 30, 2014, when as he slid to try and make a great catch, the baseball landed in a spot he'd rather it hadn't. More >

Tigers: 'I won't hit him anyway'

Famous words from Norm Cash in 1973, when the Angels' Nolan Ryan was one out away from his second no-hitter of the season with Cash coming to the plate -- with a table leg from Detroit's clubhouse. The home-plate umpire made him actually grab a bat, but don't think Cash wouldn't have gone through with the gag. More >

Twins: 'Chubby people also run'

Who can forget the night of Sept. 12, 2018, when Willians Astudillo tore around second and third base on his way to the plate on a Max Kepler double at Target Field against the Yankees? La Tortuga flew around the bags in all his glory, losing his helmet and sliding feet-first into the plate safely. After the game, he said he wanted to demonstrate something to the world -- "Chubby people also run." More >

White Sox: Lyons drops his pants

When cleaning dirt from your uniform after diving headfirst into first base, it’s always good to remember there are thousands of people watching right there in front of you. Steve Lyons temporarily forgot after a bunt single attempt at Tiger Stadium on July 16, 1990. Lyons stood up, dropped his pants and then, quickly realizing where he was and what he did, immediately pulled them back up. More >

AL WEST

Angels: Rally Monkey

Pretty much everyone found this funny except for the Giants. It was against San Francisco that the Rally Monkey craze was born in 2000, and the unofficial mascot became a big part of Anaheim's run to a World Series title in '02. The monkey was particularly prominent in Game 6, when the Angels erased a five-run deficit to come back and beat those very same Giants before winning Game 7 the following night. More >

Astros: 'The Kissing Bandit' strikes again

Morganna Roberts, better known as Morganna the Kissing Bandit, jumped out of the stands in the Astrodome as the Astros celebrated the venue's 20th anniversary in 1985. Her target: Nolan Ryan. Ryan dropped to his knees to accommodate, and after kissing him, Morganna planted one on Dickie Thon before heading toward the Dodgers' dugout, where she was arrested. More >

Athletics: First MLB hit, first MLB face-plant

There's nothing quite like that first Major League hit. It's unforgettable ... especially if it comes with a face-plant on your way to second for a double. That's exactly what happened to Beau Taylor on Sept. 30, 2018 against the Angels in Anaheim. It left the entire Oakland dugout in stitches. More >

Mariners: Kickin' it with Sweet Lou

Lou Piniella has given us some of the most memorable manager tantrums in baseball history. But this one, in 1998, was the kicker -- while arguing a call at second base on a double play with second-base umpire Larry Barnett, he threw down his cap, and proceeded to kick it over and over again, until he finally kicked it into the Jacobs Field stands. A nice Indians fan gave it back. More >

Rangers: Headache of a homer

You just never know when an all-time blooper will find its way into the game you're watching. This one, still played on the blooper reels on scoreboards all over the Majors, came in May 1993 at Cleveland's Municipal Stadium, when the Indians' Carlos Martinez hit a deep fly ball to right field. That's where Jose Canseco chased after it and the baseball bounced off his head and into the stands. The Rangers lost, 7-6. More >

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST

Braves: Diaz was trippin'

A fan jumps out of the stands and starts running across the field in a red bodysuit. Security is after him, with little success so far. The bodysuit guy is elusive, but not elusive enough -- Braves outfielder Matt Diaz casually trips him and the Citizens Bank Park security team takes it from there. More >

Marlins: Effectively wild?

A.J. Burnett could be wild sometimes. Like the time he was warming up, let one sail way wide of catcher Mike Redmond and watched as it smashed the window of a pickup truck carrying Marlins mascot Billy as it crossed behind home plate. Billy was obviously the target of the prank, with Burnett hoping to give him a scare by throwing the ball near him. But Burnett probably got a bill for the truck window instead. More >

Mets: It wasn't me

Bobby Valentine has always been a character, but on this June night in 1999 at Shea Stadium, he wasn't exactly "in character." After being tossed from the game for arguing a catcher's interference call in the 12th inning, Valentine returned to the steps leading from the Mets' clubhouse to the dugout, wearing a different cap, sunglasses and a fake mustache. All's well that ends well, as New York won the game, 4-3 -- though the stunt did land Valentine a $5,000 fine. More >

Nationals: 'What was Nook Logan thinking?'

Nook Logan's career in Washington is best remembered for an iconic baserunning gaffe, when he was picked off at third for a game-ending double play in a loss to the Indians. The moment was instantly enhanced by the exasperated call of longtime radio broadcaster Charlie Slowes: “What was Nook Logan thinking? What was he watching? Where was he going?” More >

Phillies: Not a fan of the Phanatic

The Phillie Phanatic has always loved messing with opposing players and managers. But one manager finally had enough in June 1988, when, at Veterans Stadium, Dodgers skipper Tommy Lasorda had his jersey stolen one too many times and tackled the Phanatic, eventually throwing him to the ground. It's still shown on scoreboards across the Majors, as its hilarity hasn't faded a bit. More >

NL CENTRAL

Brewers: The Milwaukee ... Royals?

June 12, 1977, started like any normal day at County Stadium in Milwaukee. The Royals were in town to play the Brewers, and all proceeded smoothly until Kansas City's uniforms were stolen. What could the ball club do but take the road uniforms of the home team? That's what they did, and hence the "Milwaukee Royals" were born, at least for a day. More >

Cardinals: No-zuna

Marcell Ozuna drifted back on the long fly ball off the bat of the Dodgers' Enrique Hernandez on April 9, 2019, at Busch Stadium. It seemed as though he might be on the verge of a spectacular catch, climbing the left-field wall and lifting up his glove. But then the baseball didn't enter the picture. Ozuna had misjudged the ball badly, and as he tried to unlatch himself from the fence, his feet got tangled and he face-planted onto the warning track. Won't live that one down for a long time. More >

Cubs: Da Coach at Wrigley

Legendary former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka was scheduled to do the seventh-inning stretch honors at Wrigley Field during a 1998 game, but was nowhere to be found initially. Suddenly, he came into the broadcast booth out of breath after sprinting up the Wrigley ramps -- those are no joke. A winded Ditka stammered his way through the song, voice squeaking with fatigue. Comical? Oh yeah. More >

Pirates: Stealing first

Manager Lloyd McClendon had a rant to remember in 2001, when, after Jason Kendall was called out on a close play at first base, he came out to argue with the first-base umpire. After launching his cap toward second base, McClendon did something original and certainly memorable -- he took first base out of the ground and took it toward the home dugout at PNC Park. He then heaved it down the stairs, where a Pirates cap somehow ended up on top of it. More >

Reds: Hanging out on the roof

Tom Browning wasn't pitching on this particular day at Wrigley Field against the Cubs in 1988. So why not sneak out of the clubhouse and outside the ballpark, go up to one of the famous rooftops where Cubs fans watch the ballgame, and hang out? He did just that, literally dangling his legs over the edge as the game went on in front of him. Yes, he was fined by the Reds. And yes, it was pretty funny. More >

NL WEST

D-backs: What are the odds?

It's Spring Training 2001. The D-backs are playing the Giants. Randy Johnson is on the mound bringing his usual heat. But on this particular pitch, he hits a bird, resulting in an explosion of feathers. Just an incredible stroke of bad luck for the poor bird. What are the odds? More >

Dodgers: Look out, Tommy!

Tommy Lasorda makes another appearance on this list, which should be no surprise. This memorable moment came in the 2001 All-Star Game in Seattle, when Vladimir Guerrero's bat broke on a foul ball and half of it went hurtling toward Lasorda, who was a guest third-base coach after having retired five years earlier. Though the 73-year-old former Dodgers manager took the bat in the hip and nearly did a somersault, he was OK. More >

Giants: Worst baserunning ever?

Giants broadcaster Jon Miller called it "the worst baserunning in the history of the game." With a description like that, you know there's a comical element -- or two or three -- in there. Rubén Rivera was between first and second when Marquis Grissom lined a ball to right-center field that went past D-backs outfielder David Dellucci. As the ball rolled toward the wall, Rivera initially thought it was caught, and went back toward first base. When he realized his mistake, he headed around second and toward third. But then he realized he hadn't touched second base. So he went back to touch the bag, while in the meantime Arizona third baseman Alex Cintron mishandled the throw. So Rivera not only gets to third but tries to score, and is thrown out on a 9-4-5-6-2 putout. Whew. More >

Padres: Kroc at the mic

On April 9, 1974, following a loss to open the home schedule for the Padres, dropping them to 0-4 following three season-opening losses on the road by a combined score of 25-2, San Diego owner Ray Kroc took to the stadium microphone and uttered the now infamous words: "Ladies and gentlemen, I suffer with you. I've never seen such stupid ball playing in my life." More >

Rockies: You've been traded, but you're starting

Ubaldo Jiménez was slated to start against the Padres at Petco Park on July 30, 2011. But before the game, the crawler at the bottom of all the TV screens in the Rockies' clubhouse indicated that Jiménez had been traded to the Indians. He took the mound, and after giving up four runs in the first inning, entered the dugout to the news that the trade was complete. More >