There was a fresh face at third base the entire evening at Oakland Coliseum on Friday night. Ryon Healy, fresh off a promotion from Triple-A Nashville to the Oakland Athletics and an appearance at the 2016 All-Star Futures Game this past week. He came to town with a grin and a story or two to tell.
Apparently, he was pranked by his coaching staff with the Nashville Sounds. The coaches told him he was to be benched following his Futures Game performance. Then, after a long argument where he said he didn’t want a game off, his hitting coach came in telling him he better not mouth off like that in front of Bob Melvin.