Cleveland Guardians option the mustard condiment to minors after 0-50 hot dog race slump

The big leagues are tough. Many a minor leaguer has been called up to the big show only to find out that the pitches are a little faster, the field feels a little bigger, and the lights are a little bit brighter. The condiment mustard mascot of the Cleveland Guardians found that out the hard way recently.

The Guardians announced that Mustard, 0-50 in the hot dog race this season, is being optioned to High-A Lake County.

"Mustard, 17, has struggled at a historic pace this season, failing to secure a victory in any of the first 50 Sugardal Hot Dog races at Progressive Field in 2022 (one race was rained out)," the club wrote in its release. "The tantrum-throwing condiment is being sent down to the Guardians' High-A team -- the Lake County Captains -- to try to get his mental and physical game back to a MLB-caliber level. He is expected to report to the Captians on Monday and race in Tuesday's contest."