data-mm-id=”_fjx46oq0g”>Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, one of the most exciting young players in Major League Baseball, put some panache and flair on an otherwise routine 6-3 last night by flipping the ball in the air like a basketball player lining up a free throw line. It was pretty cool and thankfully didn't end in disaster because that would have been embarrassing. Wander Franco would like to introduce you to the defensive bat flip, the "ball flip". pic.twitter.com/ekcM92cDuR— Daily Baseball (@VideosBaseball) May 4, 2023Predictably, it was met with overwhelming, almost universal praise on social media. Not necessarily because the people chiming in enjoyed it but, more importantly, because it would trigger some people who prefer the old-school way of playin…