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Watch as J.A. Happ pulls off an incredibly casual behind-the-back play on a comebacker

J.A. Happpitched well against the Angels on Thursday night -- giving up just one run and three hits over six innings in the Blue Jays' 7-2 win. Things were coming easy for him on the mound. So easy, that on a comebacker off the bat of Kole Calhoun in the sixth inning, he decided to make things more challenging and try to field it behind his back. Alas, even that was mere child's play:

Catcher Russell Martin was astonished:
"That was an awesome play. Happ is probably like the only guy in the world who does that and stone-cold faces it, acts like nothing really happened. That was awesome. I was hoping I would get a reaction from him but he didn't do anything. He was all business as usual."
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the short, yet heartwarming story, of J.A. going behind the Happ.

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