SALT LAKE CITY — As the Reno Aces team landed in Salt Lake City, former Utes closer and current Arizona Diamondbacks farmhand Tyler Wagner experienced a flashback.
“It all started when we landed and I saw the mountains, familiar settings and scenery around,” said Wagner, standing in a hallway at Smith’s Ballpark before the Aces began a four-game series with the Bees Friday. “Then driving to the hotel and stuff — I recognize everything. And obviously coming to park (Friday).”
In fact, Wagner returned to the ballpark for the first time as a professional to the same clubhouse and dugout he’d spent time in with the Utes as the university and the Bees would share the ballpark every so often.