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Watch and listen to Melvin Upton Jr. mercilessly break his bat over his knee

By Matt Monagan

Although the Padres beat the Mariners by a score of 14-6 on Wednesday, Melvin Upton Jr. did not have a good night at the plate. He went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts. And after striking out in his final at-bat in the seventh inning, he had had enough. Enough of this game, enough of this good-for-nothing bat:

And trees everywhere cried.

Very impressive, but for the full Bo Jackson approval, there needs to be a bit more use of the head:

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