Y'know, like what is basically a James Brown split after every strikeout.That's why Mets reliever Jefry Yan has got the people talking, and why we here at OutKick reached out to former Big League pitcher Collin Balester to get his perspective on the unorthodox punch-out celebration.BREWERS PITCHER ABNER URIBE APOLOGIZES AFTER CONTROVERSIAL STRIKEOUT CELEBRATION SPARKS BACKLASH"I mean, there's guys that teeter down that line, that do a little celebration here and there," Balester said, before noting that big celebrations are common in winter leagues in Mexico and Yan's native Dominican Republic."I don't think I've ever seen a guy jump ten feet in the air."Balester — who played for the Nationals, Tigers and Reds — also noted that a celebration like Yan's comes with an injury concern.Mets pitcher Jefry Yan's interesting celebration has been raising some eyebrows around baseball.
(Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images)"At the end of the day, if I was the team, I would be a little nervous about him blowing out his knee jumping up like that," he said."Over time, throwing they say is bad, but I think jumping up and landing on your knee like that and doing the moonwalk up the mound, I would probably try to nip that."CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEWhich is why he says he was so surprised to see the 29-year-old bring the habit with him to the Majors."I said I don't know when this guy's getting into the big leagues, but if he gets up there, I guarantee you he's not going to do it," he said.
"And hey, I mean, to his credit, he's done it."But, of course, hitters aren't going to look kindly upon someone striking them out and then dropping a Jean-Claude Van Damme split on them for good measure.Mets reliever Jefry Yan's split celebration is something unlike anything the MLB has ever seen.(Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images)"I know the game is a little bit different now; guys are a little bit more obviously pimping home runs and ...