
Tyler Wall has spent the better part of two decades working for the Rays. His job title is director of major league equipment and clubhouse operations. His work is anticipating problems and solving them. Last season, however, Wall encountered one problem that he thought he would never see with the Rays.
A player ran up in the middle of the third inning with an urgent request: “Dude, I’ve got to get my backup jersey, I’m soaked. I can’t even play.”