Joe Espada remembers the white shirts. But not the baseball. He never saw that as it whizzed by him that spring training day, lost in the light tops of fans in the stands behind home plate in Jupiter, Fla.
This is why third-base coach can be such a hazardous occupation, especially when there is a mighty righty hitting, as there was that afternoon for the Marlins. The message to stay alert — and the screaming liner — were delivered by a youngster who back then was going by the name Michael Stanton.
“I think about that line drive every time Judge comes up,” Espada said.