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TIL that Detroit Tigers pitcher Joel Zumaya had a sore wrist in the 2006 postseason from playing too much Guitar Hero. This was acknowledged in a credits message in the Xbox 360 version of Guitar Hero II: "No pitchers were harmed in the making of this game. Except for Joel Zumaya. He had it coming."

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