A giant Cinnamon Toast Crunch mascot at a Marlins game became nightmare fuel for so many MLB fans

GAHHHHH.

Why was there a giant Cinnamon Toast Crunch mascot sitting RIGHT behind home plate at Tuesday night’s game between the Miami Marlins and New York Mets?

I mean, I get it, it’s a promotional thing for the breakfast food that ended up winning our ultimate cereal bracket back in April. But … uh, isn’t it distracting for a pitcher to have that thing staring through your soul?

For viewers, that was the case — it became nightmare fuel for a lot of fans watching the game and the whole thing became a meme of sorts of social media as video of it went viral: