Padres Instagram just posted photos of Luis Arraez absolutely enamored with a praying mantis he found during practice and then more photos of him trying to make everyone hold the praying mantis

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1. At this point I’ll take this as a good sign for us. They are a symbol of good luck

2. 4 hit game incoming for arraez.

3. Rally mantis? Fuck it, I’m down 

4. The 2024 rally Mantis energy is strong 

5. Rally Mantis!!

6. Someone said Fernando Mantis Jr. 😂

7. RALLY MANTIS

8. It worked for Victor Robles. Plus, it’s adorable how excited and gentle he is.

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10. We had a Mantis land in our yard in late July as the Padres really started to get hot. He hung around for a couple weeks and we nicknamed him Mantis Machado.

11. We have not lost a game in the mantis era

12. Rally Mantis

13. https://www.reddit.com/r/Padres/s/u8nwcy72DM

14. I had a praying mantis sitting on my screen door all day Monday…

15. Rally Mantis! Dammit, I just bought the Peacock shirt!

16. They’re an omen for good luck, blessings, and protection. They named him Luigi.

17. Mantis Merrill

    Mantis Machado

    Fernando Mantis Jr

    Jake Mantisworth

    Jurickson Mantisfar

    Kyle Matishioka

    X-Mantis

    Luis Arraez: King of the Mantis

18. Mantis Machado

19. This is a godsend😳

20. RALLY MANTIS

21. Padreing Mantis

22. Nice to see the boys are still loose and having fun!

23. Coincidence that it’s a PRAYING mantis, I think not. KTF!

24. Do we get Rally Mantis shirts now? Plz.

25. Before last night I thought it was going to be a peacock this year. Fully behind the playoff mantis now.

26. He didn’t kill that mantis so at least no bad omens before the game.

27. I know this sounds so superstitious but somehow this just gave me a lot of fucking hope? Like something just felt right? I can’t explain it!!

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29. I needed that smile today. lfgsd

30. His name is Luigi. I love this team so much.

31. What a good dude!

    I think how someone treats a defenseless creature is very revealing of their character.

32. Very villainous behavior 😂