January 11, 2017
If you’ll recall from this past summer, Phillies top overall pick Mickey Moniak had quite the wager with his childhood friend Ethan Abrams. The bet went like this: If Moniak got drafted in the Top 10 of the MLB Draft, Abrams would get Moniak’s signature tattooed on his butt.
The wager was originally made back when Moniak was a freshman at La Costa Canyon High School, which means that he was a few steps away from establishing himself as the No. 1 overall pick in the MLB Draft. As we now know, Moniak made the cutoff pretty easily last June and he said that he would be holding Abrams to their bet:
.@MickeyMoniak's 1st autograph as the No. 1 pick is going somewhere ... special. https://t.co/Y0CrE7vSs5 #MLBDrafthttps://t.co/oaFngigC7i
— MLB (@MLB) June 9, 2016
On Tuesday night, Abrams paid up:
Stay tuned folks @ethanabrams444 pic.twitter.com/pYcG7hdP9v
— Mickey Moniak (@MickeyMoniak) January 11, 2017
Ladies and gentlemen. He did it. Been 4 and a half years coming. Can't wait till I get mine. Much love E @ethanabrams444 pic.twitter.com/We2ePiqw8V
— Mickey Moniak (@MickeyMoniak) January 11, 2017
There is a flip side of the bet that leaves Moniak’s derriere potentially subject to a little ink. If Abrams, now a pitcher at Columbia University, gets drafted in the Top-20 rounds on the MLB Draft (which leaves him a lot more wiggle room than Moniak had), then the Phillies center fielder of the future has to get a tattoo of Abrams’ signature on his body.
The 18-year-old Moniak submitted a .284/.340/.409 triple slash in first season of pro ball, playing for the Gulf Coast League Phillies.
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