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Detroit Tigers' Cameron Maybin embraces Yanks' hitting advice: 'Dude, take your swing'

This is the 3rd stint for outfielder Cameron Maybin in a Detroit Tigers uniform: "This has always been a place dear to my heart." Filmed Feb. 16, 2020. Detroit Free Press

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Cameron Maybin was 1-for-20 this spring entering Tuesday’s 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. And he was OK with it.

But when Maybin led off the sixth inning with a solo home run off Derek Holland, it sure came as sweet relief for the veteran hitter.

“It felt good,” said the Tigers outfielder, who went 1-for-3. “The last few days I’ve been hitting a lot more balls hard.