If you’re reading this, you’ve probably asked the very question above: Joc Pederson, the outfielder for the Atlanta Braves — who are playing in the 2021 NLCS against the Los Angeles Dodgers — has started wearing a pearl necklace during games.
So: What’s the deal?
The answer isn’t completely certain, and Pederson has been asked about it a lot and has given various replies. But it’s an awesome quirk that could now be a good luck charm (you know how superstitious baseball players can be). The lefty hit a dinger in the series against the Milwaukee Brewers last week with the pearls on.
Let’s track this and the various answers: