There was nothing involving a bat for Albert Almora Jr. on Saturday. Nothing involving a glove, either. Just a brief stop in the trainers’ room, followed by some time on a massage table.
“And then I sent him home,” manager David Ross said.
And what did the outfielder do to deserve such a light day of work at Wrigley Field? He ran into a brick wall. The one with gorgeous ivy grown in all over it, yet seemingly providing precious little cushion.
Almora, trying in vain to snag a Kris Bryant fly ball off Craig Kimbrel, crashed into the wall in dead center Friday during an intrasquad scrimmage.