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Yankees newest good luck charm is a terrifying horse mask
The New York Yankees have a new good luck charm in the form of a frighteningly realistic horse head mask worn by relief pitcher Shawn Kelley.
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The mask first showed up last week after Kelley purchased it as a joke on Amazon.com one night, and ever since he first wore it to the team's pregame stretch, New York has gone 5-0 and gained two games in the AL wild card race.
The team has no doubts about what turned their fortunes around, according to Yahoo Sports Jeff Passan.
"Kelley's undefeated with the horse," Yankees center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury said. "I'm never going to go against that."
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The team has named its equine talisman, Seabiscuit, and if things keep up at this rate the Yankees will be riding the horse all the way to the postseason.
GALLERY: ATHLETES AND CELEBRITIES WEARING YANKEES HATS
Athletes and Celebrities in Yankees Hats
Dwayne Wade and Tim Tebow
Jennifer Lopez
Cristiano Ronaldo
Kim Kardashian
David Beckham
Kate Hudson
Kate Upton
Muhammad Ali
LeBron James
Anna Kournikova
Paul Simon
Serena Williams
Madonna
Jack Nicholson
Minka Kelly
Billy Crystal
Beyonce Knowles
Jay-Z
Justin Bieber
Hillary Clinton
Denzel Washington
Gabrielle Union
Hugh Grant
Kurt Russell
Macaulay Culkin
Ja Rule
Jason Mewes
Jerry Ferrara
J.R. Smith
Joseph Addai
LL Cool J
Melissa Joan Hart
Michael Rapaport
Queen Latifah
Russell Simmons
Adam Sandler and Chris Rock
Victoria Beckham
Fred Durst
Ashanti
James Gandolfini
James Gandolfini tips his cap to the crowd after reading the farewell speech of Yankee legend Lou Gehrig as part of Project ALS Day prior to the New York Yankees game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NY. The Yankees won 10-2.
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Snoop Dogg
Talib Kweli
Ray Romano
Tyrese
Fat Joe
Seneca Wallace
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