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Korean taekwondoist pulls off insane ceremonial first flip -- we mean, pitch

Actress and martial artist Tammy threw the ceremonial first pitch for the Korean Baseball Organization's Doosan Bears on Saturday. But the word "threw" doesn't really do this justice:

Between Tammy's performance and Shin Soo-ji's impressive showing last month, crazy-bananas (technical baseball term, you guys) first pitches are now one of Korea's top national exports:

Tammy

Shin Soo-ji

Can we incorporate gymnastics into the official MLB rules? Every mid-pitch backflip should result in an instant strikeout.

h/t MyKBO.net