Why was Ryan Goins sporting drawn-on hair in Blue Jays dugout? (vid)
Toronto Blue Jays infielder Ryan Goins typically sports a clean-shaven scalp. But while seated in the dugout during Thursday’s tilt against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Goins appeared to have some kind of drawn-on hair sprouting out from beneath his cap.
SportsNet’s Faizal Kahmisa was one of the first to notice the bizarre look.
lol Ryan Goins taped his head to make it look like hair#BlueJays pic.twitter.com/5bIyOWHCG5
— Faizal Khamisa (@SNFaizalKhamisa) September 16, 2016
As noted in the tweet, Goins’ hair-inspired embellishment does appear to be some kind of tape-job. Whatever the case, even the Blue Jays’ official Twitter account took notice of the new look, even if it’s unclear exactly what’s going on with Goins’ head.
What we do know: @BlueJays are winning 2-0.
What we don't know: What's going on with @rgoins17's hair. #OurMoment pic.twitter.com/BAUfnwCQtn
— Blue Jays (@BlueJays) September 16, 2016
Surprisingly, Goins’ taped-or-drawn-on-hair isn’t eve the first time this season that a major leaguer was spotted with some kind of artificial hair-type thing going on. Texas Rangers slugger Carlos Beltran similarly rocked such a hairdo(n’t) a few weeks ago.
The internet is obsessed with Carlos Beltran's hair https://t.co/hV3Bpze5vV pic.twitter.com/tRYnumeqWQ
— Mash Entertainment (@mashentertain) August 28, 2016
Weird stuff.
There’s little sense in trying to glean exactly what Goins and Beltran are trying to accomplish with their antics. Perhaps the only person that could shed some light on it is former NBA player Carlos Boozer, who has some infamous experience in this area.
It's been four years since Carlos Boozer (@MisterCBooz) sprayed on fake hair https://t.co/sKjg336j4G pic.twitter.com/95a6M7XUOg
— Dime on UPROXX (@DimeUPROXX) February 12, 2016
Again, weird.