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The UC Riverside baseball team executed a perfect walkoff grand slam themed #MannequinChallenge

If you've been on social media platforms for the past week or so, you may have come across a mysterious new phenomenon called the "Mannequin Challenge." 
As its name might suggest, it calls for participants to stage an elaborate scene in which they all stand completely motionless, much like a department store mannequin would. The more people and/or more creative the scenario, the better, obviously. Most videos also tend to incorporate the Rae Sremmurd song "Black Beatles," too. 
On Saturday, the UC Riverside baseball team got into the act with a well-executed video clip depicting the final moments of a walkoff grand slam:

Nicely done, guys. Theirs comes shortly after the Pittsburgh Steelers put together an impressive version of their own, involving media members and a crowded locker room:

And, if the internet's history of attaching itself to memes continues, look for the #MannequinChallenge to become an even bigger thing sooner rather than later -- maybe reaching "Running Man Challenge" heights, perhaps? 

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