Detroit Tigers reliever Joe Jimenez needed confidence.
Coming off a 5.96 ERA for the Tigers in 2021, Jimenez traveled to his home country this winter to pitch for Gigantes de Carolina in the Puerto Rican Winter League, doing so for the first time since the 2015-16 offseason.
"I wanted to work on my delivery in Puerto Rico," said Jimenez, who turns 27 later this month, on Friday. "I just wanted to get that confidence back. It was the perfect timing for me to go over there and do that. It was amazing. I didn't feel tired.