BOSTON, MA - APRIL 28: Erick Aybar #1 of the Atlanta Braves slides into home in the fourth inning during the game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on April 28, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

Wait until you hear why this Braves player was taken to the hospital and sedated

The bad news just won't stop coming for the Atlanta Braves.

Well, this perhaps the weirdest sports injury story I've ever heard. Atlanta Braves shortstop Eric Aybar missed Thursday night's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates due to a throat injury which was sustained in the weirdest way possible. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Aybar sustained the injury after having a chicken bone stuck in his throat.

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Interim manager Brian Snitker on Thursday said Aybar "looked okay when he left, but he wasn't speaking real well. Let's just hope everything works out all right." per MLB.com's Mark Bowman.

With Aybar out, Atlanta will use Daniel Castro at shortstop and slot him seventh in the order. Hopefully Aybar's injury heals — a throat injury caused from a chicken bone sounds quite painful.

[H/T: Bleacher Report]