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Giants' Angel Pagan body-slams flower-carrying fan who rushed field in San Francisco

Don't mess with Angel Pagan.

The Giants left fielder was a boxer growing up in his native Puerto Rico before becoming a professional baseball player. Friday at AT&T Park, Pagan put his combat sports skills into practice as he dropped a fan who ran onto the field in the top fourth inning of the Giants' game against the rival Dodgers.

Pagan baited the fan, who was carrying flowers, into approaching him before executing the devastating finishing move:

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Two fans got onto the field, in fact. Giants catcher Buster Posey pushed the other one to the ground as security detained the law-breaker.