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Baseball Purists are Angry Over Wander Franco's SMOOTH Ball Flip
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Was Rays SS Wander Franco Flipping a Ball to Himself Disrespectful
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MLB League Pass Rankings: Where Does Every Team Stand for 2021
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Tampa Bay Rays' Wander Franco has time to pull off a BALL FLIP
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Wander Franco divides MLB fans with 'ball flip' play as baseball
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Were You A Fan of Wander Franco's Ball Flip?
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Highlight] Joey Votto is hit by a pitch that was likely a strike
Rays Baseball
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Brush with greatness: Bobby Valentine
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Briggs: The Tigers' slugging super prospects won't skip straight
Wander Franco flips ground ball to himself
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There will never be another
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MLB Power Rankings: Astros and White Sox take a tumble; Brewers
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MLB Twitter in love with Wander Franco's smooth flip and throw vs