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Juanvald Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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HAHA Thorne is so confused, I thought they called the check swing a ball, guess no one at MASN noticed.

I think they thought it went off his bat for a foul ball. That is what I thought until I went back and rewatched it.

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