WATCH: Braves use Jedi-like powers to get an out vs. Nationals (probably)

Jason Foster

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WATCH: Braves use Jedi-like powers to get an out vs. Nationals (probably) image

On "Star Wars" night at Nationals Park, it was the Braves who showed an apparent mastery of the Force.

During a second-inning at-bat Saturday, Nationals hitter Pedro Severino hit a dribbler off the end of the bat down the foul side of the first base line. But thanks to some intense spin, or perhaps Jedi-like powers on the Braves, the ball inexplicably took a left turn and into fair territory. Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman scooped up the ball and tagged Severino out.

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Despite this display, the Force was stronger with the Nats on the scoreboard, as they won 7-6.

 

Jason Foster

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Jason Foster joined The Sporting News in 2015 after stops at various news outlets where he held a variety of reporting and editing roles and covered just about every topic imaginable. He is a member of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America and a 1998 graduate of Appalachian State University.