KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andrew Romine was wearing catcher’s gear on Wednesday afternoon.
The Tigers utilityman caught a bullpen session from right-hander Buck Farmer and began getting acclimated with the intricacies of catching in short-order: Barring something crazy happening, Romine will play all nine positions in the regular season finale against the Twins on Sunday, manager Brad Ausmus said.
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The “something crazy” Ausmus detailed? If the Twins, whose magic number to clinch the second American League Wild Card is one, fail to clinch before Sunday’s game.
Ausmus initially proposed the idea of playing Romine at all nine positions against a non-contending team last home stand, but after talking with general manager Al Avila, opted to delay the move until the end of the season.