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It's not regular that a gamer calls over a media participant in the clubhouse, particularly not one as quiet as Matt Wallner so it was a little bit of a shock when, on Wednesday, he called across the space as the club was shutting to the out he would certainly been believing about a request made in passing approximately two weeks back, when he 'd been asked about amusing moments including Edouard Julien because it appears a considerable component of the clubhouse dynamic remains in satirizing their French Canadian second baseman/leadoff hitter , while Julien sat in front of his storage locker with an amused smile, Wallner described how they were in Arizona and saw an outfielder drop a fly round, and were discussing how the "sky was high that day," when Julien, still finding out English, answered back with his very own expression "Oh, the sky is pitch blue" drawing a raucous laugh from outfielder DaShawn Keirsey Jr. , who was obtaining altered two lockers fact that he shares this tale before a smiling Julien is merely part of the program. " Due to the fact that Eddy likes it. That's why it's so simple," supervisor Rocco Baldelli claimed. "He likes dishing it out and he likes taking it. Some individuals dish it out due to the fact that they desire you to offer it back to 'em. I believe that's Eddy. "" I believe it due to the fact that I can take it and I dish it a little bit, so they such as doing it," Julien 's mannerisms and periodic spoken stumbles bring lightness to the club, his teammates claim, and the good-natured ribbing is rooted in a respect for Julien as a gamer and the job he placed in to reach this factor as component of a trip that started when he couldn't talk English in any way getting in college, having expanded up in Quebec City. " What I assume is most outstanding concerning Eddy is that he went to Auburn not understanding any English, and I believe that unbelievable," Kyle Farmer said. "You go to Auburn, Alabama, and not recognize any English? It pretty outstanding he did that. " Farmer, who has been Julien's coach and an older brother figure of kinds, is the ringleader, and Christian Vzquez is additionally said to be greatly involved. Willi Castro Jhoan Duran Shorts and Carlos Correa do their hefty share of prodding, Julien added. When gamers were questioned by team social media before their annual egg toss competition who would certainly be the first out, Julien was the overwhelming answer. Sight this post on Instagram A blog post shared by Minnesota Twins Even Baldelli has actually institutionalised the vibe, with a running gag that began at a team meeting last October, when he called Julien as much as the front of the area, before everybody, and just handed Julien his coffee cup to hold up there for the period of the Baldelli attended to the group in the Doubles' yearly start-of-spring conference on the initial full-squad exercise day in Fort Myers, he once more summoned Julien to the front of the area where Julien took his sweatshirt off to disclose an intense t-shirt decorated with the face of third-base coach Tommy Watkins prior to he received the coffee and rested silently in a chair following to Baldelli while the captain attended to the team. " He constantly a little nervous that he going to have to do something additional in there, but up until now, he simply been the coffee guy," Wallner claimed. View this post on Instagram An article shared by Minnesota Twins This previous offseason, FanGraphs adding author Davy Andrews, an artist, created an article regarding Julien's 2023 breakout and combined it with a meme-like track entitled "Edouard Julien, Are You Gon na Policy Again," featuring a video of Julien's face multiplying, firing laser eyes and bouncing around a would certainly much better think Farmer was playing that in the club for all his colleagues to hear prior to a game this Twins waited for Julien to develop himself as a successful huge leaguer prior to the jesting started they intended to ensure he felt comfortable in the clubhouse first, and be familiar with him a bit and it was around the time Julien had a massive collection in Seattle last July, going 9-for-15 with 2 homers, consisting of one off Luis Castillo, that they began prodding at him, Farmer claimed. " It sort of takes a while to actually get a feel for someone, and a read on him," Farmer said. "I assume we were out one evening in Detroit and had an excellent supper and great laughter and I recognized, 'Male, this individual, he quite amusing, yet he doesn't truly recognize what taking place, either. '" Julien insists he doesn't try to be funny that's just who he is, and they all get a bang out of his capability to deal one-liners right back at them. " He absolutely amusing," Wallner claimed. "He improving as he masters the English language. "" I love him Twins Shorts. He strives. He amusing," Vzquez stated. "He likes to joke constantly. " Farmer is all too satisfied to share just how he and striking train Derek Shomon laugh when they see Julien toss his hands up and grunt or slap the side of his head when he misses out on a pitch at home plate. " Likewise the amusing point on the field is that when he opts for a ball and he dives, he does the double-knee slide, which Id never ever seen," Farmer said. "Hell decrease and hell slide dual knees, like Tony Hawk in Pro Skater. Ive never ever seen it previously, so I make fun of that. " It's because they recognize they'll get it back from him, double. " If theyre comfy ripping me, I can be comfortable ripping them," Julien claimed. "Im not being a pinhead about it I know Im not mosting likely to tease Correa, you know? Now, I really feel comfortable with everybody, so it enjoyable. "