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Two T-ball kids in Alabama combined to pull off an elusive triple play

It's never too early to make an impression in baseball. That creed even reaches down as far as T-ball.
The main purpose of T-ball is to get kids interested in the sport and to simply have fun, but awesome plays are awesome plays. Exhibit A: the Spanish Fort Toros.
Facing Alex City in the Alabama State Cal Ripken Tournament, infielder Jacob Shady sparked a tremendous triple play:

Shady caught the line drive, alertly ran to second base and threw to teammate Jacob Salmon to end the inning in stunning fashion.
Those are impressive baseball instincts for a 6-year-old, straight out of the defensive playbook of Francisco Lindor, and it was excellent teamwork, as well! The future of the game is in good hands with kids like these.

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