Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from the Baseball Traveler newsletter, presented by Circle K, is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week. Read the full newsletter here , and subscribe to his newsletter here .

Crooked Numbers is a monthly column dedicated to Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. Keeping track of this weirdness is a team effort, so get in touch if you've witnessed something weird at a Minor League game ( benjamin.hill@mlb.com ).

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George Wolkow of the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers went viral on Aug. 12 when, batting during the first inning, he tried to call a timeout before the first pitch of his at-bat against Augusta's Ethan

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