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Lakeland, Fla. – It’s not like he was openly recruiting him, mind you. But they have been close friends and teammates for nearly a decade. Naturally, Tigers shortstop Jordy Mercer has been keeping in touch with Josh Harrison these last couple of months as he remained an unsigned free agent.
“I would be like, ‘Any traction?’ and he would say, ‘Still waiting, still waiting. Trying to figure out the best spot,’” Mercer said Thursday morning. “I was like, ‘Well, I am over here now – come on. Let’s go.’
“I didn’t think it would ever happen.