Some media members didn’t even know where his locker was located. He seldom plays — two hits in 16 at-bats — though he’s occasionally used as a pinch-runner. But after Wednesday’s eighth-inning stumble — a spill that couldn’t be cleaned up — Adolis Garcia was the story.
And in the postgame clubhouse, following the devastating and embarrassing loss, the rookie outfielder attracted every eye. Standing there, watching him slowly put on his shoes, I thought of how many people his one play affected — teammates and fans, coaches and executives. All invested. All in. So many people must feel so bad for him — yet are so mad about what happened, with the whole season now on life support.