We're not sure, but it looks like Blooper just robbed Manny Machado of $300M
Well on Wednesday, it was Blooper who was conning Machado out of some change. At first, it seemed like he just had an innocent request -- an autograph to join the others on his sign. Machado was a little suspicious, but ultimately he gave in.
What a nice guy, right?
Well, it all turned out to be an elaborate hoax.
Oh, Manny.
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) May 1, 2019
What did you just do?! 🙈 pic.twitter.com/mdjaD0Q61G
The sign was actually a check made out to Blooper for $300 million -- the exact value of the contract that Machado inked with the Padres in the offseason.
Ouch. Hopefully, Machado can get in contact with his bank soon and dispute this fraud. Otherwise, Blooper's going to be the one living easy from now until eternity.
Andrew Mearns is a writer for Cut4 whose baseball obsession was born from the shattered dreams of Mike Mussina's perfect game attempt in 2001. He has a startling memory of World Series highlights that barely functions as a party trick.