Max Kepler slickly recovered from tripping over his own bat to run out a double

Max Kepler took what could have been a blooper reel highlight for the ages and turned it into proof that he’s so athletic.

And what the Minnesota Twins’ broadcast said in the clip below is true — both his parents were ballet dancers. So you can see where he gets it from.

In the fourth inning of an eventual Twins loss to the Seattle Mariners, Kepler hit a ball hard and began running to first. But his dropped bat found its way to his moving legs and BOOM, down he went.

Check out that recovery though! Truly a work of art:

Max Kepler was NOT going to let that bat get in his way pic.twitter.com/4rJAWQyesQ

— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) July 18, 2023

Max Kepler tripped over his own bat but still managed a double pic.twitter.com/YeDQIyJqRC

— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) July 18, 2023