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- Updated: August 24, 2016
SAN DIEGO — The Padres’ upcoming weekend series in Miami doesn’t just signify the start of a road trip. For a handful of players in San Diego’s clubhouse, it’s more like a homecoming.
Take Jarred Cosart, the starter for Game 1 of the three-game series, which begins Friday. He was acquired by the Padres just before the Aug. 1 non-waiver Trade Deadline, and he didn’t have time to move out. He’ll be saving room in his suitcase for some of the belongings that he had to leave behind in Miami last month.
“It’ll probably be a little emotional,” Cosart said. “I don’t know yet how I’ll feel. I’m trying to treat it as another start, just watching video, trying to study the hitters. I’ve seen a lot of them, but I haven’t really studied them in depth. We’ll see leading up to game time how the emotions feel.”
Cosart isn’t the only Padre who entered the season with Miami. Brad Hand, Edwin Jackson and Paul Clemens were also Marlins. So, too, was Carter Capps, who is still recovering from Tommy John surgery. Right-hander Colin Rea was a Marlin for one start, before he injured his elbow and returned to San Diego in another trade.
“It’s crazy,” said Hand, who has …
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