James Karinchak is Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn

Cleveland Baseball Club relief pitcher James Karinchak is embracing his inner Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn from the movie Major League.

Give ’em the heater. That is something that James Karinchak is hoping to hear a lot this season. Maybe he will a bit more considering he has reportedly decided to change his number to 99.

As noted by Zack Meisel of The Athletic, James Karinchak already warms up to “Wild Thing”. Fully leaning into becoming Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn is exactly what this team needs right now.

Cleveland’s bullpen is a clear area of concern, maybe they can all rally around (or together) Karinchak and his embracement of Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn. There’s only one thing left to do after all…