This Ridiculous Butt Slide Is Baseball's Best Worst Play

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Sam Laird
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This Ridiculous Butt Slide Is Baseball's Best Worst Play

Houston, we have a problem.

The Astros are the worst team in baseball this year, but they aren't completely useless. Any team that can deliver Internet gold like this deserves some respect -- wins and losses aside.

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Major League Baseball's funniest play in recent memory comes via Houston's Jonathan Villar, whose attempted slide into second base on Tuesday night went painfully -- and hilariously -- awry. Here's the play in GIF form, courtesy of SB Nation:

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That's Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips' butt and Villar was tagged out on the play, if you're scoring at home.

And here's the full video, courtesy of MLB:

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Astute sports fans may notice the similarity of this funny incident to another excellent sports gaffe we were recently blessed with: New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez's infamous "butt fumble" from last season:

Now, if you just can't get enough sports fails, check out our gallery of 25 all-time classics:

BONUS: 25 of YouTube's Funniest Sports Fails

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