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J.J. Watt bombed home runs during Astros batting practice

Let’s just cut to the chase.

JJ Watt kills it at EVERYTHING in life. The Houston Texans defensive end spent time working on his ball game and took to the batting cage.

To be fair, Watt has somewhat perfected his game. Back in 2013, when he first started hanging out down at the Astro’s ballpark, Watt swung and missed six of the first seven pitches, citing embarrassment.

But, it seems times have change. Look at that swing! At one point Watt was asked if he enjoys batting, only to reply:

I like hitting people better.

Fair enough.

Yup, he's the NFL defensive player of the year, he bombs home runs AND he's even good at hockey. Where does it end?!

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