The Twins’ old, smelly ‘Rally Sausage’ continues to win them games

Yes, you read right. A Rally Sausage!

The Minnesota Twins recently had a 12-game winning streak, and they gave all the credit to … the Rally Sausage (this is better than Rally Rat, imo)

You see, per MLB.com, catcher Kyle Farmer received a Cloverdale Tangy Summer Sausage in the mail, didn’t want to eat it and the Twins’ hitting coach happened to bring it out of the clubhouse. But then, when the Twins needed a hit, the sausage would come out into the dugout. Hits, home runs and wins would ensue.

But when the Twins finally lost a few days ago, manager Rocco Baldelli suggested it was thrown away, which would make sense because a sausage is a perishable food product.

Turns out … no. The original sausage is still around in the fridge.

On Monday, the sausage got brought out by their hitting coach David Popkins, and wouldn’t you know it? The team rallied to beat the Mariners.

“It’s alive,” Twins bench coach Jayce Tingler said, via The Athletic. “You could smell the rank when we brought it out in the bottom of the fifth inning. As soon as we brought it out, we were on the board.”

GAH!