The stars were out Tuesday night, and if you looked from just the right vantage point — squinting, maybe — you could find Detroit somewhere in the constellation.
There was Max Scherzer, once the Tigers’ wild-eyed bulldog and now the reigning two-time National League Cy Young Award winner, making another All-Star Game start in front his home crowd in Washington, D.C. The fans chanted “Let’s go, Max!” as he struck out Mookie Betts and Jose Altuve to set the tone for the Midsummer Classic.
But there were other former Tigers orbiting, as well. J.D. Martinez, MLB’s most productive slugger since getting traded out of Detroit a year ago, batted cleanup for the victorious A.