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Brandon Barnes' adorable workout secret is curling his daughter

By Ben Cosman

There are a lot of ways to measure a workout: Weight lifted, number of reps, sweat perspired, etc. Rockies outfielder Brandon Barnes, however, prefers to consider his workouts in number of progeny lifted:

No wonder Barnes could be in line for an expanded role in 2016. Because sure, lifting weights and running drills like this is impressive ...

But when it comes to pulling off diving catches turned double plays like this, there's nothing like a helping hand (or two) from your daughter. 

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