Gymnast Bends Bodies and Minds With Best Wind-Up in Baseball

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Annie Colbert
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Gymnast Bends Bodies and Minds With Best Wind-Up in Baseball

If gymnastics doesn't pan out, Shin Soo-ji could have a future in baseball.

The South Korean rhythmic gymnast took the mound to toss out a ceremonial first pitch for the Doosan Bears on July 5 and wowed even the professional ball players with her unconventional windup. Think Gumby meets a windmill and does a flip.

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Not quite descriptive enough? Check out the move in repeat GIF form:

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She might not have the speed of Justin Verlander or power of Bartolo Colon, but when was the last time either of those big leaguers flung a leg over their head?

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