We know athletes have to stay in pretty good shape to play their respective sports, but one baseball player recently showed off just how much he has to offer in the most unexpected way.
The Oakland A’s were playing the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night when the latter had to suddenly switch out their pitcher. Sean Murphy was up to bat, but the new pitcher’s throw was a little off target, seemingly about to go right past him.
Instead, a super slow motion shot shows Murphy popping his butt at just the right moment to smack the ball and get a free base out of the ordeal. And it is…well, impressive.
\u201chttps://t.co/t6hM4Cdpel\u201d— Xook (@Xook) 1649717887
The clip immediately went viral across social media, inspiring what can only be referred to as pure art.
\u201c@tabitj @PadresGeekster I hate myself so much for laughing at this as hard as I did.\u201d— Xook (@Xook) 1649717887
\u201c@bradypoems @PadresGeekster Nice.\u201d— Xook (@Xook) 1649717887
\u201c@PadresGeekster Shoutout late night intrusive thoughts. You the real mvp\u201d— Xook (@Xook) 1649717887
\u201c@0xRic nice\u201d— Xook (@Xook) 1649717887
Some people watch baseball for the game, others have different priorities. And while bumping a ball with that ass certainly requires skill and sportsmanship, I think we can all agree that its the baseball viewers with other priorities who really won this game in the end.
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