Every start Cedric Mullins gets in center field this spring is an opportunity to show the job should remain his when the regular season begins in late March.
Even if his bat isn't coming around like some of the team's other young outfielders', starts like Friday's — with a walk, a steal, a sacrifice bunt and an acrobatic catch in the field — can help his cause, manager Brandon Hyde said.
“It’s just playing the game,” Hyde said. “That’s what we’ve been talking all about, playing the game and playing without fear. That bunt was on his own.