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Chris Sale made the most of his rehab start on Sunday with Triple-A Gwinnett. The Atlanta Braves lefty had a strong outing, and he got to run it back with an old batterymate.<\/p>\n

The rehab assignment gave him the long-awaited chance to have a reunion with Sandy Le\u00f3n. The two were teammates on the Boston Red Sox from 2017 to 2019, winning the World Series in 2018.<\/p>\n

While the minor leagues aren\u2019t the ideal place for a reunion, Sall will take the opportunity when he can.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was awesome,\u201d he said. \u201cI was hoping it wasn\u2019t going to be here. I was hoping I\u2019d get one more chance with him up in the big leagues, and maybe that might still happen, but always loved going to Sandy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sale appreciates how much Le\u00f3n understands him as a pitcher and what he brings to the table overall.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe might as well be inside my head. He\u2019s always been great for me. Baseball needs guys like him.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two have been a battery for 68 of Sale\u2019s career starts. In those starts, Sale has a 2.79 ERA and 0.92 WHIP and 668 strikeouts across 435 2\/3 innings. Among catchers to have caught at least 20 games for Sale, he\u2019s third in ERA, only behind Sean Murphy (2.10), his usual catcher with the Braves, and AJ Pierzynski (2.51), who caught for him back when they were with the Chicago White Sox.<\/p>\n

Having the chance to reunite was so close yet so far the entire season. The two were on the Spring Training roster together in March. Le\u00f3n was up as a non-roster invitee, and the two were even playing in the same games.<\/p>\n

However, Le\u00f3n was either a designated hitter when Sale was on the mound and didn\u2019t come in as a defensive substiatute until after his start or he didn\u2019t come into the game period until later.<\/p>\n

Ideally, there was an opportunity when Le\u00f3n was the Majors since the Braves were using Baldwin and Sean Murphy as a tandem in the lineup. Manager Brian Snitker could use one game, just to do it, where Sale got to pitch with him.<\/p>\n

There was just one problem. Sale was on the 60-day injured list. It would have to wait. Once Le\u00f3n was sent back down and Sale was set for his rehab, everything finally synced up for the two of them.<\/p>\n

Based on what Sale said about the reunion, it probably brought some comfort to the experience. He got into some trouble, but at least he had a familiar face to help him get through and flip the switch to look like his old self.<\/p>\n

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