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Andrew Joseph

The Cleveland Indians had fans convinced that Austin Hedges actually bunted for a home run

Cleveland Indians catcher Austin Hedges is having himself a rough season. The seventh-year veteran is hitting just .179 with five home runs. But what if one of those home runs came on a bunt attempt?

That would have been epic. The kind of thing that would make all other statistics irrelevant — a Super Bunt!

Now, anyone who has played their share of baseball video games has probably experienced a bunt-for-home-run glitch. Sometimes the ball actually clears the fence, but usually, it is a normal bunt with players just standing around as you round the bases for a homer.

An actual “super bunt” over the fence could never happen in real life, but the Cleveland Indians Twitter account managed to have some fans thinking that Hedges had pulled off the impossible.

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