A sneeze sends Mat Latos to the DL

This isn’t quite in ironing-your-shirt-while-still-wearing-it or in carrying-deer-meat-up-stairs territory, but it’s still pretty good:

[Mat]Latos, who is tied for third in the National League with 10 victories, will be placed on the 15-day disabled list on Friday with a strain to his left side.

Latos said he suffered the injury attempting to hold back a sneeze on Friday in Colorado, a day after he improved to 10-4 and lowered his ERA 2.45 with a victory in Washington.

“I held my sneeze walking down the [dugout] steps and felt a little pull,” Latos said just before a workout at PETCO Park in advance of Friday’s game against Arizona, the first game of the second half of the regular season.

You couldn’t make something like that up. At least I don’t think you could. I mean, you’d need a real good reason to tell a tale of a minor injury as silly as that. A real good reason indeed.

The decision to place Latos on the disabled list coincides with a planned break for the 22-year-old, as the Padres are closely watching his innings and workload.

Ah.

Choo.