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7-foot Karl-Anthony Towns has baseball skills Yankees could use

Maybe the Knicks center should be playing for his beloved Yankees?
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Most professional athletes trying to show off baseball skills goes horribly wrong.

So when a video resurfaced again on social media of New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, a lifelong Yankees fan (even though he's sporting a Los Angeles Dodgers jersey in this clip), showing off his baseball skills, it's ridiculously impressive.

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A 7-foot dude moving around that effortlessly, especially with his defensive skills, is something that the Bronx Bombers could certainly use. (Not shown, horrible base running. Although with KAT, horrible foul trouble is a similar trait.)

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As far as KAT's day job for the Knicks, it's been relatively quiet lately as trade rumors have been swirling throughout the offseason with his bloated salary in only the second year of his four-year, $220 million contract extension, including a player option for the final season at $61 million.

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Towns is a dual citizen between the United States and the Dominican Republic, so baseball is very much in his blood. As the 29-year-old, five-time NBA All-Star said, "Baseball was my first love."

Knicks fans are hoping that KAT can take his meal-ticket profession to the next level in a weak Eastern Conference next season, especially being paid like a franchise cornerstone - not throwing a football on the beach in Malibu with Aaron Rodgers.

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Karl-Anthony Towns and Aaron Rodgers train together in Malibu, California. | Proactive Sports Performance/Instagram

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MATTHEW GRAHAM

Matthew Graham has over 20 years of media experience and oversees The Athlete Lifestyle On SI. He has had previous leadership roles at NBC Sports, Yahoo, and USA TODAY, where he co-founded For The Win (named Best Mobile Site by Digiday). He has also written for ESPN, Cosmopolitan, US Weekly, People, E! Online, and FHM, covering major sports and entertainment events like the Oscars, the Golden Globes, NBA Finals, Super Bowl, and winning the Yahoo Superstar Award for coverage of the Olympics.

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