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James Shields Impresses with Bat Flip

James Shields took advantage of a relaxed atmosphere and fun in the sun early on in Spring Training as reported by Mike Janela. As the Padres played a game which rewarded players for situational hitting Big James Shields stepped up to the plate and knocked out a home run, then added some of his own color commentary to put a punctuation mark on things:

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“THAT’S HOW I BAT FLIP, BOYS!” #PitchersWhoRake #PadresSThttps://t.co/CdkVHw5qlA

— San Diego Padres (@Padres) February 29, 2016

Perhaps James Shields read this site about how it was Tyson Ross who was supposed to the Padres big hitting pitcher this year?