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The judges award Hansel Robles a 9.7 for pulling the splits while throwing over to first

Robles does the splits while making throw to first

Sure, you may have thought you were watching the Nationals-Mets game on Friday, but in reality, we were all witness to the first games of the Hansel Robles Olympiad. First up, interpretive fielding gymnastics -- because fielding his position is far too easy, and requires some extra style points:

Robles splits

Minor points deducted for not quite going full extension there, but major points for 1) getting the out and 2) not leaving his leg halfway up the third-base line. We'd like to thank Robles for his participation, and for allowing us the flimsiest excuse to trot out this:

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