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‘I’m not special’: new Twins reliever wants to blend in with rest of bullpen

Yacksel Rios has only been pitching for the LG Twins for two weeks, but manager Youm Kyoung-youb believes the Puerto Rican hurler is already the most lethal bullpen weapon in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). Other than a hiccup last week, Rios has been virtually untouchable while taking care of high-leverage situations for the league’s best team. And after recording four holds in his first five outings, Rios earned his first KBO save Wednesday night against the Samsung Lions — just hours after Youm declared that Rios was the “No. 1 reliever” in the KBO. As appreciative as Rios was of the skipper’s praise, the hard-throwing righty just wants to blend in with the rest of the boys. “I am glad our manager had that kind of trust in me,” Rios said after locking down a 2-0 win at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul. “I’m trying to be another guy in the bullpen because it’s not only about me. We have nine innings to cover. We are all good and I’m not special. I’m just part of the team.” But Rios has been quite special for the Twins, who improved to 47-26-0 (wins-losses-ties) Wednesday. He re

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