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Examining Michael Harris II's game-ending double play
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Atlanta, United States. 12th June, 2022. Atlanta Braves center fielder Michael Harris II (23) waits for the pitch during a MLB regular season game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Sunday, June 12, 2022
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Atlanta Braves center fielder Michael Harris II wins National League Rookie of the Year award
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Atlanta Braves left fielder Adam Duvall, center fielder Michael Harris II, back right, and right fielder Guillermo Heredia (38) celebrate the team's win over the Colorado Rockies in a baseball game Thursday
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Atlanta Braves center fielder Michael Harris II (23) waits for the pitch during a MLB regular season game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Sunday, June Stock Photo - Alamy
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Michael Harris II's instinctual play helps Braves win despite Max Fried's short start
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Atlanta Braves' Michael Harris II, middle, celebrates with first base coach Eric Young Sr. after driving in a run with a single off Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Quinn Priester during the second
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Atlanta Braves center fielder Michael Harris II (23) catches a fly ball by Milwaukee Brewers' Willy Adames in the ninth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 28, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP
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Atlanta Braves center fielder Michael Harris II (23) in the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski Stock Photo - Alamy
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You're Going to Want to See This Ridiculous Michael Harris II Throw - Bleacher Nation