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Jose Bautista psyched out some Royals fans with a fake toss into the stands

Bautista tricks Royals fans with fake toss

As you may have observed in ALDS Game 5, Jose Bautista is the kind of player who enjoys grand gestures. But that doesn't mean he can't do subtle as well. After the fifth inning of Friday night's ACLS Game 1, Joey Bats pulled off a bit of understated trolling in the outfield:

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"You want this ball? This one in my hand right now? Sure thing ... PSYCH!" 

But Royals fans, try not to be too upset with him. He probably just didn't want to see another ball go into the stands after Salvador Perez's home run in the bottom of the fourth:

KC would eventually win, 5-0. Keep an eye out for more of Joey Bats' fake-outs during ALCS Game 2 on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1 and Sportsnet. 

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