Team Batgirl witnessed this adorable tradition tonight. The little red wagon was quite shiny, as was Torii Hunter's smile as he pointed at Balfour and laughed.
Wagon train: Reliever Grant Balfour learned Thursday that youth sometimes has its disadvantages.Since Balfour is 26 years old and the club's youngest reliever, his older colleagues have nominated him to carry supplies, like gum and sunflower seeds, to the bullpen. Closer Joe Nathan even bought and assembled a brand new red wagon to help Balfour with his task.
It's a tradition Nathan and lefty Aaron Fultz brought over from the Giants, where the youngest reliever had to carry everything in a bright orange kids' backpack.
"I did it for three years," said Fultz.
"This is a little more dignified," 41-year-old reliever Terry Mulholland joked, while eyeing Balfour's wagon.