Steve Yzerman's connection to Scott Harris, the new president of baseball operations for the Detroit Tigers, began thanks to a former teammate.
It was Chris Chelios who introduced Yzerman and Harris, who now are in charge, respectively, of building the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers. Yzerman was part of Chris Ilitch's recruiting team in bringing Harris to Detroit.
"I know of him very well in following his time with the Cubs," Yzerman said Wednesday. "Cheli took me to a game in Chicago and he knew the Cubs staff very well.