Shaikin: Could Bat Flips Be the Secret to Reviving Baseball’s All-Star Game?
Brent Rooker from the Athletics tossed out a wild idea recently — why not have outfielders like PCA (Pete Crow-Armstrong) and Denzel Clarke sprinting after long balls during the Derby? A mashup of power hitting and jaw-dropping defensive acrobatics? That sounds like a slam dunk. Yet, none of that tops the spectacle of a well-timed bat flip — once derided as disrespect and now embraced as a symbol of baseball’s evolving swagger. Those flips naturally make the highlight reels young fans obsess over across Instagram and Snapchat, turning moments into viral magic.
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