The last time we saw Nick Senzel in a Cincinnati Reds uniform was one of the more surreal baseball memories I’ll hold in my brain for the rest of time. That’s mostly because while it’s technically a baseball memory, it’s also one of the clearest examples of how the pandemic year of 2020 has overlapped with our favorite pastime.
A celebration of a Reds victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 14th became awkward when Senzel, then in CF for the game’s final out, came running towards the infield for the usual post-win celebration, only to be met by coach JR House before he could get there.