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Dad Uses Cat-Like Reflexes To Save Son From Flying Baseball Bat (WATCH)

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19 Mar 2016 45 views
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Dad Uses Cat-Like Reflexes To Save Son From Flying Baseball Bat (WATCH)
Real-life superheroes come in all shapes in sizes – like a child's dad paying attention at a baseball game.

8-year-old Landon Cunningham was entirely impressed – and relieved – when his dad saved his scull using quick enough reflexes to rival the Flash.

Landon was enjoying his first baseball game with his father Shawn in a spring training matchup between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Atlanta Braves in Florida when a rogue baseball bat flew into the stands – and towards Landon's face.

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Thankfully, Shawn used his lightning-fast parental instincts to save his son from certain brain trauma, throwing his arm between Landon's nose and the bat.

(WATCH the video below…)

 

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