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Edwin Encarnacion trips over mound trying to field pop up, eats dirt

Although it may look easy, an infield fly is one of the toughest plays that ballplayers have to make. There are six guys calling each other off for a ball dropping quickly out of the sky. The pressure is intense. The decision-making time is miniscule.

But while you're thinking about all of this, you also have to remember to look down every once in a while. Edwin Encarnacion learned that the hard way during Sunday's Mariners-Blue Jays game. There's a mound there, dude.

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-- Matt Monagan / MLB.com

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