Tampa Bay Rays left fielder Randy Arozarena ends up with a bunch of dirt on his jersey after being thrown out trying to steal second base Monday night. Mary Holt-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: Randy Arozarena gets a face full of dirt on dive into second

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 7/19/21

Randy Arozarena ate some dirt on a dive into second base on Monday night.

Arozarena reached on a single in the bottom of the fourth inning of his Tampa Bay Rays’ 6-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. With one out and Joey Wendle facing an 0-2 count, Arozarena tried to steal. His dive into second was premature, resulting in him faceplanting.

Arozarena eating dirt as he gets caught stealing. Hate to see it pic.twitter.com/r1lGA9Bbl3

— Emily Nyman (@EmSheDoesIt) July 20, 2021

That was not pretty.

As if that weren’t bad enough, the inning ended there on a strike ’em out, throw ’em out double play.

Arozarena, who was the ALCS MVP last year, is batting .248/.330/.394 this season. That was his seventh time being caught stealing this season, and probably his most painful one.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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