MLB's bird-killing epidemic knows no bounds

This time, the bird in question was — dare I say — a sitting duck. Rather than hitting a moving object, Brennan's batted ball struck the bird while he was taking a break from flying and perched squarely in the infield grass.

Just last week, it was a different situation, when Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen was warming up in the outfield before a game when his seemingly innocent off-speed toss instead turned into a 90mph missile of death, striking a bird in mid-flight.

Of course, all this comes nearly 22 years ago to the day after the infamous spring training fastball uncorked by Randy Johnson that seemed like a once-in-a-lifetime freak of nature, but suddenly seems to be merely a portal into a brand new world of fowl play around Major League killing fields.

Will our national nightmare ever end? Or are more birds only waiting to succumb to this nation's growing epidemic of featheracide? Orioles, Blue Jays and Cardinals everywhere better watch their back.