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White Sox fan catches home run ball with prosthetic leg
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Why catch a fly ball with your hands when you can catch one with your leg? TikTok user Shannon Frandreis amazed her fellow fans when she caught a fly ball at a recent Chicago White Sox game with her prosthetic leg. The surrounding crowd stood up and cheered for Frandreis as she hoisted the leg up in the air, celebrating with a big smile on her face. Chicago White Sox's Yoan Moncada, left, celebrates with third base coach Joe McEwing after hitting a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Chicago, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021.
What the long fly ball teaches us about the future of Artificial Intelligence
The long fly ball in baseball is a thing of beauty. Spectators hold their breath as the ball arcs gracefully into the sky and then hurtles towards the outfield with a uniformed player in pursuit. Sometimes it ends up nestling gracefully in the hollow of an outstretched glove. When it works, it seems like a simple act, but catching success asks a fascinating question: how do baseball outfielders coordinate their run perfectly to take a long fly ball? The answer reveals something about the way our brains work and gives us an insight into the future of machine learning.