First Workouts Underway For Tigers Pitchers And Catchers [PHOTOS]
NOAH TRISTER, AP Baseball Writer
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Winter is over — in baseball, at least.
Fifteen major league teams have their first scheduled workouts for pitchers and catchers Tuesday in Florida and Arizona, including the Justin Verlander-led Tigers , the American League champion Indians and a Boston franchise heading into its first season after David Ortiz's retirement.
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— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) February 14, 2017
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— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) February 14, 2017
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— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) February 14, 2017
Verlander arrives with high hopes after re-emerging as a Cy Young Award contender last season, but Detroit has a lot of ground to make up after Cleveland won the AL Central by eight games. Ortiz led Boston to an AL East title in his final season, and although the Red Sox are without Big Papi for the first time since 2002, they added star left-hander Chris Sale to a talented team that already included Mookie Betts, Dustin Pedroia and Xander Bogaerts.
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