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I had just wrapped up talking with first baseman Michael Busch about how the off-the-field highlight of his trip has been the sushi, when manager Craig Counsell presented the opposing view.
“The first thing you learn is that athletes eat a lot,” he said in his press conference Sunday. “They eat more than you think. So when the food is different, they complain, unfortunately. But also, they need to eat. So they need to be adventurous. And that’s what this trip has forced them to do.