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A Baseball Pitcher Does a “Matrix” Move to Avoid a Line Drive

James // Dave & Chuck the Freak April 18th, 2019
OAKLAND, CA - SEPTEMBER 08: Collin McHugh #31 of the Houston Astros pitches against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning at the Oakland Coliseum on September 8, 2017 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images)

In case you haven’t seen this:  A batter for the Oakland A’s hit a screaming line drive that almost plunked Astros pitcher Collin McHugh in the head.  But he did a move like Neo in “The Matrix” and leaned so far back that the ball whizzed by him.