OAKLAND -- Shortly after arriving at the Coliseum for the first time since being traded to the Red Sox last summer, former A's slugger Yoenis Cespedes darted for manager Bob Melvin's office.
"Lots of hugs," said Cespedes, with USA Today writer Jorge Ortiz interpreting.
"He had a big smile on his face, came over and felt very at home in our clubhouse and wanted to say hi to everyone," said Melvin. "It's good to see him, obviously, on a personal level. I was very close to him. But he's on the other side now, so we're going to have to deal with him in a different uniform.