Baseball players are notorious for playing practical jokes on one another.

Needless to say, the entire episode - which sounds like a youthful practical joke gone wrong, but took place when the candidate was 60 - is odd.

We both worked hard but never prioritized our careers over a beautiful experience, a meaningful conversation, a unique meal, a practical joke.

Wygod loved business, his family, horses but he had a real passion for practical jokes.

"It's more likely a practical joke or someone attempting to create a smear campaign," he explained.