Watch: Odell Beckham Jr. goes deep in a different way during MLB turn

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In case you've forgotten, Odell Beckham Jr. is a freakish athlete. He's amazing at football, and he looks to be pretty darn good at basketball (see here and here) and baseball, too.

The Giants wide receiver showed off his diamond ability again Friday when he took batting practice with the Tampa Bay Rays. Rocking a Blake Snell throwback Devil Rays jersey, he rocked a pair of pitches over the wall at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif.

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Snell even took time out from his game prep (he started Friday's game vs. the Angels) to hang with Beckham and take photos pregame.

Los Angeles was rumored to be a possible landing spot for Beckham if the Giants decided to trade him this offseason, but for now it appears Big Blue wants to keep him. Giants co-owner John Mara told reporters this month he was hopeful the franchise could sign OBJ to a long-term contract extension.

Tom Gatto

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Tom Gatto joined The Sporting News as a senior editor in 2000 after 12 years at The Herald-News in Passaic, N.J., where he served in a variety of roles including sports editor, and a brief spell at APBNews.com in New York, where he worked as a syndication editor. He is a 1986 graduate of the University of South Carolina.