Indians offer sacrificial chicken to Jobu and baseball gods to help teammate Yan Gomes

Indians catcher Yan Gomes has had a rough season. 

But his teammates aren't hanging him out to dry. In fact, they're doing everything possible to make sure he comes out of his slump.

On Saturday, that meant sacrificing a chicken. (Seriously).

The team summoned the baseball gods (and Jobu) and asked them to absolve the player of "any wrongdoings he may have committed to thee."

 

Part 1: Sacrificial Ceremony for Yan Gomes! The Baseball Gods and Jobu have been very unkind to one of our own. So we offer up this ceremony and these sacrifices as peace offerings and gifts! May the hits be plenty!! Roll Tribe!!!

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Jul 16, 2016 at 1:32pm PDT

The ceremony may look familiar. It's reminiscent of the one in 'Major League.'

 

Part 2: The Blessing

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Jul 16, 2016 at 1:33pm PDT

Gomes is batting just .163 this season. According to ESPN, he has only had one hit since June 29.

 

Part 3: The Sacrifice

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Jul 16, 2016 at 1:35pm PDT

Did it work? I guess we'll have to find out. But it looked like fun nonetheless.