CINCINNATI — The last time he set foot in Great American Ball Park? Brett Gardner didn’t have to think too long about that one.
“All-Star Game two years ago,” the Yankees’ veteran outfielder answered correctly on Monday, before his team opened a two-game set with the Reds. “Obviously some good memories here. Good to have my kids on the field for the Home Run Derby, stuff like that. Stuff that I’ll definitely cherish forever, never forget. That was a special time for sure.”
A funny thing happened in between visits to the home of fictional radio station WKRP, however: Gardner didn’t perform like an All-Star.