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Pirates ballgirl doesn't need a glove, barehanded a foul ball like it's business as usual

Bad hops happen in baseball. Some fielders can't handle them, others make their living doing it all day, every day:

During the Pirates' 1-0 win over the Giants on Monday at PNC Park, a ballgirl down the left-field line channeled her inner Ozzie -- playing a tough hop perfectly off the side wall with her bare hand:

Afterward, instead of reveling in her glory, she remembered she had a job to fulfill and quickly delivered the souvenir to the youngest fan available. A master's lesson in how to be a big league ballperson.

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