David Wright aka ‘Speedballs’, plays third base for the New York Mets.  He received a concussion on August 15 after he was hit in the head with a 94 mph fastball by San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain.  That won’t stop the four year All Star from playing…but he will be sporting an over-sized helmet.

The 26-year-old is test driving a new S100 Rawlings helmet that is engineered to provide additional protection against another concussion.  He was trying out the new topper in Denver against the Colorado Rockies and got a fair amount of ribbing from his teammates.

He had this to say: “I think there just needs to be some adjustments.  Obviously, I don’t really care what I look like.  If it provides a little more safety, then I’m all for it.  There’s just times when it can fit a little better.”

Jimmy Kimmel said “he looks like the bobble-head version of himself”.  He got some laughs when he made a comparison between the MLB player and the Great Gazoo, the tiny green floating alien on The Flintstones.

Check out the Jimmy Kimmel video below.

Filed under: sports