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Japanese high school baseball player has best pre-at-bat routine

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 8:14 p.m. ET

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A Japanese high school baseball player is making a pre-at-bat routine a must-watch event.

The kid twirls his bat, does some bunny hops and even points at the opposing hurler between pitches. And the best part? The pitcher doesn't throw inside to send a message.

Yes, this does break basically every code in baseball's hallowed unwritten rule book -- and were pretty sure he would trample all over MLB's efforts to limit the extra time spent between pitches. But it's undeniably entertaining.

Here's how Indiana Jones would deal with this sort of thing:

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