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Rejoice, for the Baseball Gods have given us yet another Little League grand slam

Cespedes error leads to Little League grand slam

The Baseball Gods can be cruel sometimes. They can unleash their wrath on prospective basestealers, would-be base hits, even unsuspecting fans. But they are not totally unmoved by our plight -- make the proper sacrifices, swing wildly at a pitch at your head, and you will surely be rewarded. 

Baseball must have worshipped extra hard recently or something, because our cup runneth over. Just a few days ago, Xander Bogaerts swam/slid his way to a Little League grand slam, and during Tuesday's Mets-Nationals game, we were gifted with another one when Yoenis Cespedes ran right past a Michael Taylor single:

Taylor home run

Third-base coach Bob Henley could hardly contain his excitement: 

Third base coach

But because this is his world and we're all just living in it, Yo would make up for it in due time -- he lined a three-run double down the line in the Mets' six-run seventh inning, and New York went on to win, 8-7.

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