After letting go of the ball, Vásquez tripped and tried to steady himself over the course of many steps backward before giving in and somersaulting backward in the grass in foul territory.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 May 2025
The bear was inches away when Nelson fell backward, uphill.
—
Benjamin Alva Polley,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
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