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Danny Duffy quashes Ender Inciarte's bunt attempt with fantastic, full-extension glove-flip

Reflexes are everything. In the second inning of Sunday's game between the Braves and Royals, Ender Inciarte tried for a drag bunt single -- but Danny Duffy wasn't having any of it.
Duffy sprang into action as the ball bounced between the mound and first base, but Inciarte's speed left only one option: flip the ball to first base without picking it up. Duffy tried that, and it worked:

All this effort and Duffy's glove-flip still just barely retired Inciarte by a step. It was obviously the only play Duffy could have made, and he executed it perfectly.  
We've already seen some slick flip plays on the diamond this season, from Brandon Phillips' behind-the-back (and dab) play to Jon Lestertossing his entire glove to first for a putout, but Duffy's just might be the best of the bunch, given its degree of difficulty.

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