ST. LOUIS – Cincinnati Reds reliever Emilio Pagán looks forward to seeing old friends and old haunts this weekend in Minnesota, where he played the last two seasons before signing as free agent over the winter.
“A lot of good friends,” he said, “and some good memories playing playoff baseball.”
It’s that last part that makes the return bittersweet for Pagán, who expected the Reds and Twins to both be closing in on playoff spots by now instead of the Twins being the one relevant team on the field this weekend as baseball starts its final two-week sprint to the postseason.