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At 16 years old, Roberto Campos is Detroit Tigers' next big thing: 'He's a dream'

Detroit Tigers prospect Robert Campos takes swings in the batting cage in the team's Dominican Republic academy in March 2020. Wochit

SAN PEDRO de MACORIS, Dominican Republic — There’s your kid right there, the man says.

PENA and OVIEDO and BAUTISTA start jogging out to stretch. It is Monday, on a windy morning at the Detroit Tigers’ Dominican Republic academy, and Roberto Campos is walking through the batting cage.

Campos, a 16-year-old, is the best Tigers prospect you don’t know about. He grew up in Cuba, moved to the D.R. nearly four years ago and signed with the Tigers in July for a $2.