Trevor Bauer mimics teammates batting stances during rare plate appearance

We're not going out on a limb when we say Cleveland Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer seems like a fun guy to have in the clubhouse.

Between his unique warm up routine, his desire to fly drones around spring training and his antics wearing boxing gloves during a game against the Kansas City Royals — who were recently in multiple altercations — he at least knows how to keep things interesting.

Such was the case again on Friday night, when Bauer used a rare plate appearance in a National League park to mimic some of his teammates batting stances.

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Let us repeat that again so it sinks in. Bauer used a plate appearance during a regular season game to mimic, and therefore amuse his teammates by copying their batting stances.

So much for being serious, right? Right?

Well, actually, he was serious. Throughout his seventh-inning plate appearance against Pittsburgh left-hander Antonio Bastardo, Bauer borrowed from Jason Kipnis, Mike Aviles and Ryan Raburn. And there really was a pay off beyond getting a few chuckles, as Bauer managed to work a nine-pitch walk.

Perhaps that result was due to Bauer's razor sharp focus, as he obviously did not want to embarrass himself in the midst of all this. Perhaps the focus was due to Bastardo's focus being completely thrown off by Bauer's constant adjustments. Then again, maybe it was just luck.

Whatever the case, it worked, and it also kept Indians broadcasters Matt Underwood and Rick Manning and their production staff on their toes. 

Here's the final tally. 

We applaud the creativity. We applaud the courage it must take to attempt such antics in a game that counts. But above all else, we applaud Bauer's all-around performance.

Though his walk didn't directly lead to a run, Bauer's pitching was the key in Cleveland's 5-2 victory. In 6 1/3 innings, he allowed just two runs on three hits to pick up his seventh win.

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