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Masahiro Tanaka's splitter might be the best splitter

Masahiro Tanaka made his first appearance for the Yankees on Saturday. The Japanese star admitted he was nervous postgame, but if you look at his three-strikeout, scoreless debut above, you wouldn't have known it. His splitter, in particular, seemed to be very not nervous:

Tanaka, split

Making Yankees fans (and poodle owners) proud all across the world. The Bombers beat the Phillies 4-0.

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