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New Giants pitcher shares the hilarious tale of Hunter Pence's first yoga class

One thing Giants fans may already like about new closer Mark Melancon: He's got the dirt on Hunter Pence.

The pair were former teammates in Houston, and Melancon recently shared the tale of how he convinced Pence to take his first — and possibly last — Bikram yoga class.

Melancon was a regular Bikram enthusiast, citing the stretching and heat for helping him keep loose.

"One day the two of us were talking, and Hunter started asking me all about yoga. Like question after question," Melancon writes on the Players' Tribune. "He was really interested, almost fascinated by the whole thing.