Pablo López raced off the mound after a ball that had deflected off of his foot. After he got to it, he picked it up and shoveled it to first baseman Kody Clemens, the throw just beating the runner, Angel Martínez.

López dove to the ground as he tossed the ball, flopping face-first into the grass. He laid down for a brief second before pushing himself back up, all smiles, and giving a thumbs up as he walked back to the mound.

He may have gotten the out, but the third-inning play ended up leading to an early departure for the pitcher, who was in his third start back since suffering a teres major strain that kept him out for three months.

López departed after four innings and just 61 pitches in the Twins’ 6-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night at Target Field, getting five mo

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