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Jayson Werth used his sweet dance moves to steal second base

Watch Jayson Werth's incredible, balletic steal

The Nationals were up 1-0 when Jayson Werth took off for second in the bottom of the third inning of Wednesday night's game against the Astros. Though the catcher's throw comfortably beat him to the bag, Werth was not having any of this "caught stealing" business. He stopped short at the base, then, drawing on his obvious water-dancing experience, deftly avoided Jose Altuve's tag:

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After a steal like that, who wouldn't drop the mic? Oh, you didn't catch that? Look again: 

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Werth, ou...well, in, actually. Very, very much in. 

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