Paddack honored with soaking surprise after taking rare start into 8th inning for surging Twins

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chris Paddack had warned himself to watch his back if he ever pitched deep enough to be chosen for the postgame on-field interview, well aware of the widespread practice of soaking the unsuspecting player in some type of liquid.

When his time finally came with the Minnesota Twins, Paddack forgot his own advice.

After taking a three-hitter into the eighth inning in a 3-1 win for the Twins over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night, Paddack was the natural pick for the postgame interview with Apple TV+ following the nationally streamed broadcast.

As the lanky, long-haired right-hander spoke, some of his teammates sneaked up behind him and dumped a couple of buckets of ice water over his head.

“I kind of got locked in, blacked out,&r...