When Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jesse Winker took a swing in the eighth inning of Friday night’s win over the Los Angeles Dodgers, a few Reds coaches on the bench could tell that he wasn’t at full strength.
Winker was playing in his first game back off the injured list. He had missed a month with an intercostal strain, and he rushed through his rehab assignment to help the Reds in the playoff race.
After that swing in the eighth inning, a few coaches asked Reds manager David Bell, “Did you see that?”
“I went up to the steps and was yelling at Wink at the top,” Bell said.