Yoenis Cespedes slides into second, loses diamonds all over the place

This, kids, is why you should leave your diamonds at home, or at the very least with the clubhouse manager while you’re playing baseball.

New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes is a flashy guy. We’re talking about a player known for showing up to spring training in all kinds of different expensive vehicles.

So it should probably come as no surprise that he wears a diamond chain while he plays. That’s very much on brand for him.

And yet, it can also go so, so wrong. Let’s say, for instance, that you hit a double and have to slide into second base. There’s always a chance the chain could break and diamonds could scatter all over the dirt around the bag.

Wouldn’t you know it, that’s exactly what happened to Cespedes early in the Mets’ Wednesday night game against the Atlanta Braves:

There are two pretty amazing parts of this video. The first is that Cespedes should be happy about hitting a double, but he realizes what just happened and is clearly ticked about it. Bonus points for the announcers not realizing what’s up and then seeing the ice on the field.

The other awesome thing is seeing teammate Asdrubal Cabrera out there picking diamonds out of the dirt the next time the Mets take the field. No word on whether he imposed a finder’s fee. One of our FanSided.com editors suggested she would have been out there assisting with the cleanup as well if given the chance.

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In any case, there’s a clear lesson here, which is that playing baseball, a sport where you occasionally go to the ground on purpose, while wearing a diamond necklace is not the best idea ever. Somehow, though, we think Cespedes will probably not be deterred by this mishap, and he can definitely afford more diamonds.