Fashion nightmare: Lindor goes to plate with wrong helmet

CLEVELAND (AP) The wrong hat can be a fashion nightmare. Just ask Cleveland’s Francisco Lindor.

Lindor walked to home plate in the first inning Sunday wearing the wrong batting helmet.

A switch-hitter, Lindor had on the helmet he usually uses when he hits left-handed – with a protective flap on the right side. But he was facing Kansas City left-hander Danny Duffy and was going to hit right-handed.

Lindor quickly realized the mistake, exchanged helmets with a bat boy and smiled when he returned to the batter’s box.

Lindor flied out and later extended his hitting streak to 14 games with two singles and a double.

Helmets with flaps on the side facing the pitcher have been mandatory for all players making their major league debuts since 1983.

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