Cubs bench coach Andy Green referred to the day the Padres traded outfielder Franmil Reyes to Cleveland as ‘‘one of the toughest’’ in his time managing in San Diego.
So when Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer and general manager Carter Hawkins walked into the weight room Monday to tell Green they had claimed Reyes off waivers from the Guardians, Green admitted he ‘‘might’’ have fist-pumped.