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Posted on 03/16/2026 6:35:57 AM PDT by V_TWIN
For some people, spiders are no joke.
Arachnophobia affects between 2.7-6.1% of people and is one of the most common anxiety disorders, according to the National Institutes of Health. The wolf spider, garden spider and the house spider are most common in Tampa, Florida.
It’s unclear if New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler deals with the fear, but he made sure that the insect was taken care of before a spring training game.
Schlittler called security to get a spider out of his locker before the team took on the Detroit Tigers, according to the YES Network. Schlittler didn’t pitch in the game as the Yankees fell to the Tigers, 12-1.
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"A spider was successfully extracted from my locker today. Best security team in the league!" he wrote on X."
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Brother, I don't believe I'd have told that. SMH
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Wimp or legitimate phobia....what say you Freepers?
Wimp.
He is a pitcher, so maybe he was concerned about a spider bite on his pitching hand.
Cut the kid some slack.
The Yankee’s need to be worried about Judge’s phobia of hitting in the big moment.
A .236 average in playoffs is really worrisome since the sample size is not that small.
Probs shoulda low key asked a nearby teammate for help and risked the resultant in-house roasting!
He posted it on X for gosh sakes!
“he made sure that the insect was taken care of . . .”
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In before somebody points out that spiders are not insects.
Pitcher? More like a catcher.
Fortunately for me, I never go hiking without a flamethrower.
"He's LOOKING at me!"
"This is the first time I heard of a police presence to get rid of spider. Are you kidding me? C’mon, man."
Double roast now.
Phobia. I hate spiders. Can’t see them bastards. I can deal with snakes. Not spiders.
Ouch!
That’s gonna leave a mark.
Damn Cleveland team...
2.7-6.1%
How can they be so precise at each end of the range and still have a range?
Honey, there's a spider in your bathroom the size of a Buick.
Can’t just shoot it?
If you told me a pro baseball called security for a spider and asked me to guess what position he played I would definitely say PITCHER! 😂
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