Julio Teheran took his frustrations out on a baseball Thursday.
The Atlanta Braves ace issued a one-out walk to Michael Cuddyer in the first inning to load the bases and started chomping on the baseball after catcher A.J. Pierzynski threw it back to him.
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Teheran's walk came back to haunt him. Daniel Murphy followed Cuddyer with a bases-clearing double to give the New York Mets an early 3-0 lead.
The right-hander issued five walks and lasted 4 1/3 innings, his shortest start of the season.
Teheran's ball-eating technique may have been inspired by enigmatic Miami Heat forward Michael Beasley, who attempted to eat a basketball during his stint in China.