Athletics rookie diagnosed with brutal injury after fouling ball off of his nether region

Athletics infielder Joshua Kuroda-Grauer got a taste of a serious career high on Monday against the Arizona Diamondbacks when he hit his first career home run.

However, he came crashing back to earth innings later when he fouled a ball straight into his own testicles.

The universe certainly likes to bring you crashing back to earth, doesn't it?

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On Monday, after homering in the second inning and striking out in the third, Kuroda-Grauer was back at the dish and fouled a pitch straight into his own crotch.

It appears he might come from the Jazz Chisholm school of not wearing a cup.

Though, even if he was wearing one, that would still hurt like hell.

But what's wild is that, as you saw in that clip, Kuroda-Grauer got back on the proverbial horse and knocked a base hit into centerfield in that same at-bat.

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That was a gutsy performance — especially in game 100 out of 162 for a team 14 games below .500 — but that shot to the groin-al region did some serious damage.

On Tuesday, the Athletics announced a couple of injuries, one of which was Kuroda-Grauer, who sustained a ruptured testicle.

Jeez. Get well soon, man.

Those are two words I hate seeing next to each other. So does every guy on the face of the earth.

This just lends more credence to my argument that it probably isn't a bad idea for all of us to wear cups all the time.

No one would regret wearing one until they weren't wearing one and fouled a pitch into their nards or walked into the corner of their dresser while trying to navigate the bedroom in the dark.

If Joshua Kuroda-Grauer wasn't wearing one on Monday night, I think there's a decent chance he throws one on when he returns to action in about two weeks.

Or, at least considers it, then doesn't.