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- Updated: August 17, 2016
NEW YORK — He boarded the subway late Monday after a hard night’s work. Chad Green had dazzled at Yankee Stadium against the Blue Jays, and now his wife and Luis Cessa joined him on the way back to the hotel.
Cessa and Green will always be linked, in some regard, having been acquired together by the Yankees last December from the Tigers for Justin Wilson. They didn’t meet until after the trade, and began fostering a relationship in Spring Training that blossomed at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season.
As the train whipped through New York, the two right-handers took note of their current situation. Sure, none of the other passengers recognized the pair of Major Leaguers. But after years in the Minors, both are now in the Yankees’ rotation, with Cessa set to make his first career start on Saturday against the Angels. It’s an opportunity Cessa isn’t taking for granted.
“I am …
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