Cristian Pache’s fun-loving style has injected the A’s with an unexpected level of excitement in a year that began with trading off most of the A’s stars. Tuesday night’s game was no exception with two highlight reel catches in which the new fan favorite – who already has a fan chant – popped up smiling and puffing up his chest towards the A’s bench.
His demonstrations break from the reserve nature of baseball, but in a season that may have a lot go right, it is a welcome sight for this A’s fan looking to celebrate the small things.