For Pete's Sake

Pirates catcher crushed a home run that damaged a car outside Wrigley Field

Is this a catcher thing?

A year ago, Royals catcher Salvador Perez hit a home run out of Fenway Park and the ball smashed a windshield of a car outside the stadium.

On Monday night, Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli hit a home run that landed on Waveland Avenue outside Wrigley Field. The ball hit a car and left a nasty dent on the hood.

That opened the scoring for the Pirates, who beat the Cubs 5-1.

Here is the home run:

Here is a photo of the car that was hit:

And the person who got the ball tweeted that the car was illegally parked:

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