Before the season started, Cincinnati Reds center fielder Nick Senzel said the most important quality that he could have this season would be patience.
Over his first three seasons in MLB, which were spoiled by injuries, Senzel said he learned how to handle adversity and “take stuff on the chin.” In the first seven weeks of the 2022 season, Senzel’s mettle has been tested as much as it was in any other year of his career.
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After two separate trips on the COVID-19 list and an illness that kept him out for over two weeks, Senzel’s focus is on taking more at-bats, getting comfortable and starting to establish himself as the Reds’ everyday center fielder.