BOSTON — Before Tuesday’s game against the Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds outfield coach Collin Cowgill took a full lap around the outfield wall at Fenway Park with all of the Reds’ outfielders. Cowgill pointed out the nuances of the Green Monster, showed them every time the angle of the wall changes and previewed different scenarios that could come up during the game.
As Cowgill reviewed this with the Reds’ outfielders, Jose Barrero was taking ground balls at shortstop, unaware he’d make the biggest defensive play of the Reds’ 9-8 win over the Red Sox while playing the outfield.