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Twitter went nuts trying to figure out what was on Joc Pederson’s neck at HR Derby

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated 7/9/19

While Joc Pederson sent baseballs flying out of the park in Monday’s Home Run Derby, he also sent conspiracy theories flying on Twitter at the same time.

The Los Angeles Dodgers slugger had a battle for the ages against Toronto Blue Jays rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr., combining with him for a record 79 homers in the second round but ultimately falling short to the 20-year-old.

As fun as the duel was, Pederson caused something of a sideshow with six mysterious dots on the back of his neck that burned up social media. Many users chimed in with their theories as to what exactly those dots were.

What is that on Joc Pederson's neck? pic.twitter.com/8ssQbkgMFk

— Victoria Young (@toriyoung22) July 9, 2019

Anyone know what these might be on Pederson’s neck? Electric stim hook ups maybe? pic.twitter.com/1ncqvUVC3Z

— Coach Lamp (@teachu2hit) July 9, 2019

Anybody see those rows of dots on Pederson’s neck?? Are those tiny bandages?? Any guesses?? pic.twitter.com/9ecR5xNu3A

— Jim Accordino (@JimmyAck205) July 9, 2019

Anyone know if these marks are related to Pederson's neck injury from a couple years ago?#HRDerby #MLB #MLBAllStarWeekend pic.twitter.com/Kb81vrX5r9

— Laura (@LauraM44) July 9, 2019

He has that Skittles disease thing man…

— Jeffrey Jones (@RollieJonesJr) July 9, 2019

He's the first baseball player made of Legos

— Wolfgang (@AKA_kuri) July 9, 2019

suction cups, he's joctopus

— Simon (@Panic_Citi) July 9, 2019

max muncy's boogers?

— Brett Craycraft (@CraycraftBrett) July 9, 2019

Live look at the back of Joc Pederson’s neck #HRDerby pic.twitter.com/Yj2XL1pm8K

— David Kristoph (@DavidKristoph) July 9, 2019

Joc Pederson is plugged into the Matrix rn. pic.twitter.com/e4R1ZhAypL

— Dan Gaspar (@MrTuttle05) July 9, 2019

Whether the dots are related to a previous injury or if Pederson is just an alien, it certainly had the Internet buzzing. For now, this may be an even greater baseball mystery than Baltimore’s dugout drinks.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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