Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jesse Winker said he had watched every Reds game since he went on the injured list in the middle of August. On Thursday afternoon, he sat down to watch one from Memphis, Tennessee.
Later that day, Winker was supposed to play in his final Triple-A rehab game with the Louisville Bats against the Memphis Redbirds. But when Winker watched the Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, he canceled those plans.
He decided he was going straight to Cincinnati. Reds Minor League hitting coordinator C.J. Gillman drove Winker home, and on Friday he was back in the Reds lineup.