LAKELAND, Fla. -- Omar Infante's first camp with the Tigers was in 2001. That was two makeovers ago for Joker Marchant Stadium and the surrounding complex.
He barely missed Brad Ausmus' last Tigers tenure as a player. Tony Clark was Detroit's first baseman, one of the reigning veterans alongside Bobby Higginson and Damion Easley.
Infante was the future, a teenage shortstop out of Venezuela who could slickly field and swiftly run.
"I remember when I was young here in 2001, 2002," said Infante, who said he can remember a lot from that stretch. "I know a lot of coaches, a lot of players.