{"id":208479,"date":"2021-03-23T02:48:25","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T23:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gleyber-torres-has-become-inseparable-from-yankees-brother-dj-lemahieu\/"},"modified":"2021-03-23T02:48:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T23:48:25","slug":"gleyber-torres-has-become-inseparable-from-yankees-brother-dj-lemahieu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gleyber-torres-has-become-inseparable-from-yankees-brother-dj-lemahieu\/","title":{"rendered":"#Gleyber Torres has become inseparable from Yankees \u2018brother\u2019 DJ LeMahieu"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Gleyber Torres has become inseparable from Yankees \u2018brother\u2019 DJ LeMahieu<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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TAMPA \u2014 It didn\u2019t come easily at first for Gleyber Torres, but with time and persistence, the Yankees shortstop finally succeeded.<\/p>\n

He got DJ LeMahieu to open up.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first year, in \u201919, DJ was a man of few words,\u201d Torres said Monday. \u201cHe didn\u2019t talk too much, he was super quiet. I feel like he was my old brother.\u201d<\/p>\n

But during both spring trainings last year and the quarantine period in between, Torres began getting to know his stoic double-play partner even better. They talked more this offseason, with Torres telling LeMahieu how he wanted to get better defensively. Then entering camp this year, he told LeMahieu he was going to pick his brain even more and asked manager Aaron Boone and bench coach Carlos Mendoza to put him together with LeMahieu for every game<\/a> and workout, wanting to be around the player known as The Machine as much as possible.<\/p>\n

In addition to their conversations about baseball, Torres wanted to watch how the three-time Gold Glove winner and two-time batting champ went about his work on a daily basis, hoping to copy some things that would help him as he tries to get both his bat and glove back on track this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just trying to watch a lot of DJ\u2019s routine, everything he does in the cage or practice or also during the game,\u201d Torres said. \u201cI just try to learn and everything I learn, try to put in my game. Try to get better and better every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The veteran LeMahieu said when he was still establishing himself in the big leagues with the Rockies, he learned from the likes of Troy Tulowitzki (his double-play partner), Todd Helton, Justin Morneau and Michael Cuddyer. He did everything they did, as Torres is now doing with LeMahieu.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like Gleyber is kind of at that stage where he doesn\u2019t need me by any means, but it always helps to have someone to bounce stuff off of,\u201d LeMahieu said. \u201cI think that\u2019s kind of what he\u2019s looking for. I\u2019ve enjoyed getting to know him and working with him.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a dangerous combo when he\u2019s focused like he is and as talented as he is.\u201d<\/p>\n