Ian Kinsler faceplant slides like a champ

As amazing as that looks in slow-motion, the best part of this is a toss-up between two things. One, his prescient-but-lazy tag of third base after he manages to stop his body from flying any further:

And two, there was no play at third. No throw, just Ian Kinsler nearly faceplanting himself into oblivion when he could have gone first-to-third standing up. Thanks for thinking of us, Ian.

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