Move Over Wheaties, Detroit Tigers Pitcher Has Taco Bell Before Every Game

The winner of both the 2011 Cy Young Award-winner and the American League MVP, Justin Verlander, shared his secret to baseball success with Conan O’Brien earlier this week. It wasn’t Wheaties, it wasn’t a hard boiled egg or specific carbo-loading, instead, it’s a very specific Taco Bell meal.

The Detroit Tigers pitcher claimed he gets the same order every time — three crunchy Taco Supremes sans tomato, a Cheesy Gordita Crunch and a Mexican pizza, sans tomato. Not sure how this fella deals with the mid game diarrhea, but it’s his thing, we’re not going to question it.

Here’s a look at his appearance on Conan:

More content

Eating InEating Out
A New NYC Law Asks You To Tip Before Delivery On DoorDash & Uber Eats
If you’re a New Yorker, you may have noticed an update to the DoorDash and Uber Eats apps. On Monday, January 26, a new prompt…
,
Products
This Buffalo Popcorn Collab Might Be the Cleanest Way to Do Game Day Snacking
LesserEvil is spicing things up for the Super Bowl. The snack brand has teamed with Primal Kitchen for a Buffalo Popcorn. Popped in avocado oil…
,
Eating Out
Shake Shack Celebrates Love With New Valentine’s Day Shake
With Valentine’s Day coming up, sometimes the perfect way to find out whether they love you or love you not is to keep it simple…
,
Burger
We Deliver!

Enter your email address below and we'll deliver our top stories straight to your inbox