CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Recently, Cincinnati Reds right-hander Nick Martinez came up with a new handshake between himself and rookie Chase Burns.

“We high five,” Burns said. “And then we yell at each other.”

Martinez wants to help break Burns out of his shell and show some more fire on the mound now that Burns is pitching in the bullpen.“He’s always telling me to bring the dog out,” Burns said. “I’m trying to slowly get comfortable enough to be able to do that.”There are plenty of viral clips from Burns’ college career that show him pounding his chest, yelling out and celebrating as much as you’ll see from a pitcher on the mound. Burns hasn’t quite been that guy in the big leagues so far.

“Everyone sees the video of Chase in college going absolutely ballistic,” Nick Lodolo said. “Where is t

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