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Bruce’s presence missed in Cincy clubhouse
- Updated: August 3, 2016
CINCINNATI — When talking about former teammate Jay Bruce, Reds shortstop Zack Cozart couldn’t help but invoke the names of Scott Rolen and Derek Jeter.
“That’s the kind of guys, the Scott Rolen-type guys, that you just watch and you learn from,” Cozart said. “I heard that’s how Jeter was. You just kind of saw the guy, and you did what they do, and Jay was one of those guys. I’m going to miss him, for sure.”
Bruce had been the subject of trade rumors for more than a year before being dealt to the Mets for two prospects before Monday’s non-waiver Trade Deadline. With the Reds off, the players didn’t get to say their goodbyes, but the trade didn’t come as a surprise. Catcher Tucker Barnhart said that the team was “99 percent sure what was going to happen,” and that many players said their goodbyes when their plane landed after their last series in San Diego.
The team got its first taste of life beyond Bruce upon arriving in the clubhouse on …
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