There's nothing more fun to watch in baseball than an old-fashioned standoff at the plate. When a batter and pitcher go toe-to-toe at each other and draw out a long at-bat, it gets everyone riding the edge of their seats. However, sometimes it's just fun to see a pitcher completely overwhelm his opponent. That's exactly what Philadelphia Phillies closer Jhoan Duran did against one of the MVP front-runners in the American League.

Duran was up against Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh at the top of the ninth with two outs remaining. With the Phillies up by two runs, an out here will give Philly the win. Duran decided that he was going to get Raleigh out, and he'll use every bit of force he can generate to do just that.

With the game on the line, Duran and catcher JT Realmuto decided

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