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Barehanding a ground ball at shortstop in the rain might be tough for you, but you're not Gleyber Torres

It began raining on Friday night during the Yankees' 6-2 win over the Royals. After the unprecedented No. 0 versus No. 0 matchup that took place when Terrance Gore faced Adam Ottavino, the rain remained steady. Next up was Whit Merrifield, who hit a chopper to shortstop Gleyber Torres.

Now, remember: it was pouring rain on the field at this moment. Merrifleld is pretty fast. Torres came charging in toward the ball, but it didn't squib away due to wetness or inclement weather. Instead, Torres coolly picked it up with his bare hand and fired a strike to Luke Voit, who extended at the first-base bag to make the play.

Let's be honest. I couldn't do that. You couldn't do that either. It was raining! And he barehanded it like it was no big deal!

Baseball players are pretty good at what they do.

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