MINNEAPOLIS — Jake Cave came up through the minor leagues hoping to play in big games like Monday night’s ALDS Game 3.
The day dreaming just usually included Cave in pinstripes, not playing against them.
But the Yankees’ 2011 sixth-round pick was back in the Twins lineup Monday night, trying to help them live another day against a handful of players he used to call teammates.
“I think it’s really cool that you can go out there and compete against somebody and hate them, and then after the game you can talk to them and have a beer with them,” Cave said before batting ninth and playing left field for Game 3.