Highland centerfielder pulls a Jose Canseco, gives up home run after ball bounces off his head

Emulating Jose Canseco is always a dangerous thing. Unfortunately for one Highland Community College player, he found that out the hard way during a game against Butler on Thursday.

With the game tied 1-1 in the third inning, a Butler player drove a ball to center field. The center fielder gave chase to the ball, which looked like it was going to fall a few feet short of not just the wall but the warning track. He got into position, put his glove up to make the catch … and missed it.

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Instead, the ball bounced directly off the centerfielder’s head and all the way over the high wall in the outfield for a home run.

It didn’t look pretty.

It was eerily similar Canseco’s now infamous gaffe in the outfield over 30 years ago.

Highland came into Thursday on a 10-game losing streak. The team played a double-header against Butler, losing both contests to drop them to 5-29 on the season.

Here’s hoping Highland’s centerfielder is doing OK following the play. And that the one thing hurting Friday is his pride, not his head.