Editor’s note: Just recently, Florida Marlins’ outfielder Chris Coghlan tore the meniscus in his knee as he attempted to shove a shaving cream pie in a teammate’s face after an exciting win. Here are a few other weird injuries that have occurred recently in our National Pastime.

--This year, San Diego Padre pitcher Mat Latos held back a sneeze, causing a pain that led to the 15-day disabled list.

--Earlier this year, Kendry Morales of the Los Angeles Angels broke his leg jumping on home plate after a teammate hit a game-winning home run.

--San Diego Padre Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn missed several games because he smashed his finger in the door of his luxury car on the way to the bank.

--Chicago Cub pitcher Carlos Zambrano was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome after spending as many as five hours daily on the Internet.

-- Seattle’s Russell Branyan once cut and bruised his toe stumbling into a coffee table in his hotel room.

-- Atlanta Brave infielder Randy Johnson strained his back putting on socks.

--Seattle pitcher Byron McLaughlin cut his right hand when he was practicing his windup in his hotel room. He was apparently too close to the mirror.

--Padre pitcher Adam Eaton once stabbed himself in the stomach as he was using a knife to open a DVD wrapper.

-- Chicago Cub Sammy Sosa, like Latos, was disabled after a violent sneeze.

--Houston Astro pitcher Jeff Juden missed time because a tattoo he got before the season opener got infected.

--Los Angeles Dodger shortstop Juan Castro hurt his neck sleeping on the pillow at the Ritz Carlton hotel in Detroit.

--Minnesota Twin infielder Kent Hrbek sprained an ankle wrestling with a clubhouse attendant, forcing him to miss the final ten days of the season.

--Detroit Tiger catcher Mickey Tettleton went on the DL with athlete’s foot because he tied his shoes too tight.

---Montreal infielder Bret Barberie missed a game because he rubbed chili juice in his eyes.

--Milwaukee Brewer pitcher Ricky Bones injured his lower back getting out of a chair while watching television.

--Minnesota Twin outfielder Dustan Mohr strained his groin celebrating another player’s home run.

--Philadelphia Phillies reliever Larry Anderson strained a rib muscle jumping from the bench to join a brawl.

----Dodger pitcher Carlos Perez broke his nose in a car accident while trying to pass the team bus.

--Atlanta Brave pitcher John Smoltz burned his chest while ironing the shirt he was wearing.

--Baltimore Oriole pitcher Mark Smith was injured when he stuck his hand into an air conditioner to see why it wasn’t working.

--Montreal Expo reliever Joey Eischen broke his arm jumping into the air to field a ground ball.

--Atlanta’s Terry Harper separated a shoulder high-fiving a teammate.

--St. Louis outfielder Vince Coleman missed the entire 1985 World Series after being rolled up in the tarp machine at Busch Stadium.

--Yankee pitcher David Cone missed a start because his mother-in-law’s Jack Russell Terrier bit him.

--Colorado Rockies shortstop Clint Barmes fell down the stairs and broke his collarbone moving venison given to him by teammate Todd Helton.

--Boston Red Six pitcher Greg Harris suffered a strained elbow flipping sunflower seeds while sitting in the bullpen.

-- Florida Marlin pitcher Randy Veres injured his hand pounding on the hotel room wall, trying to get the people in the next room to be quiet.

--Kansas City Royal catcher Brent Mayne missed an entire month because he turned his head watching traffic and wrenched his back.

--Cincinnati Red pitcher Steve Foster injured his shoulder at a taping of “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”.

--Oakland A’s speedster Rickey Henderson allegedly missed several games in August due to frostbite.

--Seattle outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. missed a game after his cup slipped and pinched a testicle.

--Pittsburgh Pirate pitcher Oliver Perez went on the DL after breaking his toe kicking a laundry cart.

--Minnesota Twin outfielder Marty Cordova missed a game after he burned his face under a tanning lamp.

--St. Louis Cardinal Jose Cardenal missed time after chirping crickets kept him awake all night in his hotel room.

---Texas Ranger pitcher Kenny Rogers dislocated his pinky finger after punching out a water cooler.

--San Francisco Giant outfielder Glenallen Hill received cuts over much of his body after he fell out of bed onto a glass table. He was having a nightmare about being covered in spiders.

--Oakland A’s pitcher Rich Harden strained his shoulder turning off his alarm clock.

--New York Met second baseman Jeff Kent said he hurt his wrist while washing his truck.

--Milwaukee Brewer infielder Paul Molitor dislocated a knuckle when it got stuck in another player’s glove.

--Pittsburgh pitcher Terry Mulholland scratched his eye on a feather that was sticking out of a pillow.

--Atlanta Brave pitcher Phil Niekro was injured while shaking hands.

--Mets pitcher Doc Gooden missed a start when a teammate accidentally hit him with a golf club in the locker room.

--Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Jason Bartlett tore the nail off his left pinky while sliding his hand under the television in his motel room.

--San Francisco Giant outfielder Kevin Mitchell strained a muscle vomiting. Mitchell also was hurt by eating a microwaved donut.

--Boston Red Sox’s Wade Boggs hurt his back putting on cowboy boots.

--Houston Astro pitcher Mike Remlinger missed 15 days because he broke his left pinky in a clubhouse recliner.

--Milwaukee pitcher Steve Sparks dislocated his shoulder while trying to tear a phone book in half.

--Texas Ranger outfielder Oddibe McDowell sliced his hand while buttering a roll at the annual “Welcome Luncheon”.

--Texas pitcher Charlie Hough broke his finger shaking hands.

--Houston Astro pitcher Nolan Ryan missed a start after a coyote bit him.

--Oakland shortstop Bobby Crosby cracked two ribs while swinging the bat during opening day practice.

--Kansas City Royal Hall of Famer George Brett broke a toe on a chair when he was running from the kitchen to the living room to see baseball on TV.

And perhaps my favorite baseball blooper injury of all time happened way back in the year 1923. It may sound unbelievable, but it’s really true...

--Boston Red Sox rookie Clarence Blethen thought he looked older and meaner if he took his false teeth out when he pitched. He forgot to put them back in his mouth when he was batting. While sliding into second base to break up a double play, his own teeth bit himself in the butt. That’s what you get when you play on a team that traded arguably the greatest player of the game, Babe Ruth, to the Yankees just years earlier.