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Playoff baseball is happening and it features this incredible catch from the ABL

Amazing ABL catch will whet your baseball appetite

Spring Training is so close you can taste it. The Athletics, Indians, Rockies and White Sox are all packed up and ready to go as we're mere DAYS away from pitchers and catchers reporting. And as you continue to "X" off the days on your calendar, we've got a little baseball action to whet your appetite.

In the land down under, the Australian Baseball League Championship Series is underway and the Adelaide Bite took Game 1 in dramatic fashion, with back-to-back-to-back solo home runs on their way to a 3-2 victory. But the defense on the other side was equally impressive. Perth Heat shortstop Joey Wong ranged to his right and got horizontal to snag this liner in the eighth:

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GIMME DAT! Only 22 days until MLB stars begin doing the same. It can't come soon enough.

Tune in to MLB Network for Game 2 of the ABL Championship between the Perth Heat and the Adelaide Bite on Saturday at 3:30 a.m. ET, simulcast live on MLB.com. And if you want to hear Chris Coleman's calls, check out the audio-only broadcast starting at 3 a.m. ET here.