Kyle Seager and Nelson Cruz catch up, call off game

best buds Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images Imagine a game where Marco Gonzales arrives with absolutely no command on his 4-seamer; where there are two inning-ending base-running mistakes; where horrible news breaks about the health of a fan favorite pitcher with ace-caliber stuff. That sounds pretty bad right?

It’s a good thing that game didn’t happen. Today’s matchup between the Minnesota Twins and Seattle Mariners was called off, though not due to weather, as many had assumed prior to the game.

No, the decision not to play was reached by former teammates and de facto team captains Kyle Seager and Nelson Cruz, who met up and embraced on the field an hour before the scheduled start time.…