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Former L.A. Kings player Dustin Penner never met a pancake he didn't like until his back gave out when he tried to eat breakfast in 2012.

Injuries happen.

A point guard makes a quick turn and rolls an ankle. A defenseman lays a hard body check and dislocates a shoulder. Sports and injuries go hand-in-hand.

But sometimes, injuries happen to athletes in the most hilarious of ways.

In light of Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar hitting the disabled list last week as a result of a forceful sneeze, let’s reminisce about some of the weirdest sports injuries from recent memory.

Dustin Penner The hostile hotcake

Back in 2012, when Dustin Penner played for the Los Angeles Kings, he met his match in the form of fatal flapjacks. The morning before his Kings were scheduled to face the Columbus Blue Jackets, Penner went to eat breakfast as he normally would when his back gave out.

“I woke up fine, sat down to eat and it locked right up,” Penner told Rich Hammond of L.A. Kings Insider. “It never happened to me before.”

Penner would require a few days rest before he was able to get into action.

Joel Zumuya The Guitar Hero gaffe

Back in 2006, former Detroit Tigers fire-baller Joel Zumuya loved to play video games, particularly Guitar Hero. Unfortunately for him and Tigers fans, the pitcher experienced wrist and forearm inflammation as a result of rocking out to the popular video game.

The Guitar Hero incident spawned a series of unfortunate events for the young right hander, and he would end up retiring from baseball in February last year.

Chris Hanson The lumberjack laceration

Back in 2003, Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio wanted to lighten the mood in the locker room by bringing in a tree stump and inspiring his players to “keep chopping the wood.” The metaphor was meant to inspire his players to have a never-say-die attitude on the field.

Punter Chris Hanson wanted to take this metaphor literally and wielded an axe at the infamous tree stump. Unfortunately for Hanson, he struck himself in the foot and was injured for the rest of the year.

Toronto Blue Jays fans have become accustomed to a history of ill-timed injuries and awful team luck. If there is anything to take from news of the latest addition to the Jays infirmary, it’s that we are not alone.

While all of the above players mentioned have since left their respective sports, we wish them and the recovering current Blue Jays the best of health in the future.