Britton trolls his own 'game-used' jersey up for auction
At least Baltimore Orioles closer Zach Britton has a sense of humor over not being used in the team's biggest game of the season earlier this month.
Britton's jersey from the American League wild-card game is being auctioned off on the Orioles' official website, and the All-Star had a laugh about the "game-used" description.
"game used" pic.twitter.com/dLGtHiDB3T
— connor (@connor_guercio) October 14, 2016
Lol... #falseadvertising https://t.co/OoQNz9zS87
— Zach Britton (@zbritton) October 15, 2016
Orioles manager Buck Showalter received heavy criticism for not using Britton in Baltimore's 5-2 walk-off loss in extra innings to the Toronto Blue Jays despite him being healthy and available.
Britton admitted that not being used was frustrating, but said he trusted Showalter's decision-making.
As of Friday night, the jersey has the highest bid of any of his Orioles teammates at $1,050.