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Iglesias' defense more glitter than gold? Ausmus isn't buying it

Toronto -- At least as conventional numbers and video highlights attest, Jose Iglesias has been more than fine in his first full season with the Tigers.

He was batting .301 as the Tigers got ready for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. His defensive wizardry has made him a popular replay guest on ESPN's Web Gems.

That Iglesias has been able to work regularly is triumph enough for a Tigers team that entered spring camp not entirely sure how a missed 2014 season, due to stress fractures in his shins, might affect a 25-year-old shortstop.