Albert Almora Jr. could have spent 72 sulking or just getting his affairs in order after he was optioned to Triple-A Iowa last week. That’s how long players have to report in those situations, but Almora wasn’t about to take his time.
“You could look at it as two ways,” Almora told Tommy Birch and other media members prior to Tuesday’s game. “I could have been bitter and taken my three days and shown up straight to Iowa, coasted through things and hopefully at the end of September and get back up — whatever.