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Santiago Casilla borrowed Johnny Cueto's signature shimmy and struck out a batter

Before signing with the A's in 2017, reliever Santiago Casilla played with the Giants for seven seasons. You know who one of his teammates was? Johnny Cueto, famous for befriending marine life and bringing modern dance to the mound. Here he is demonstrating his moves during his time with the Reds: 

During the second half of Saturday's doubleheader against the Rays, Casilla borrowed Cueto's signature move: 

And it seems to have worked -- Casilla recorded two strikeouts in the ninth inning to close out the A's 7-2 victory.
We request that he and the rest of the A's bullpen do whatever this is next:

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