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Detroit Tigers prospect's death reminds everybody: Live like Numi

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Michigan third baseman Jimmy Kerr, drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 33rd round of the MLB draft, takes batting practice on June 13, 2019. Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press

AKRON, Ohio – I can still see Chace Numata standing next to his locker in the Erie SeaWolves clubhouse. He had this presence about him.

“Can I talk to you about this pitching staff?” I asked him back in early July in Erie, the home of the Detroit Tigers’ Double-A affiliate.

“We’ve got some dudes in here,” Numata said.