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Eduardo Escobar, Ehire Adrianza and Miguel Sano showed the value of teamwork on a deflection play

The top of the fifth inning of the Twins' 2-1 loss to the Angels on Saturday at Target Field presented viewers with an opportunity to really learn something -- namely, the quantifiable value of reflexes and teamwork. 
Combine the two, and you have this pretty stellar all-around effort from third baseman Eduardo Escobar, shortstop Ehire Adrianza and first baseman Miguel Sanó. The Angels' Ian Kinsler smashed a hard-hit grounder to Escobar at third, who couldn't quite corral the ball as it skipped up into the air.
"Fear not, teammate, for I am here," is a sentiment Adrianza acted out with a slick barehanded grab of the baseball, firing it to first where it was picked off the ground by Sano -- who also acted out that same sentiment of teammate-saving defensive prowess:

Professional athletes will tell you, it's all about having each other's back, working toward the same common goal, and other platitudes of that nature.
This trio of Twins would agree. 

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