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Detroit Tigers rookie Kody Clemens still searching for first MLB hit: 'It hasn't fazed me'

Detroit Tigers rookie Kody Clemens is still searching for his first hit.

He brings a positive attitude each day, almost as if the hitless streak to start his MLB career doesn't bother him. The 26-year-old surely wants to get his first hit out of the way, but he isn't pressing for results.

Instead, Clemens is trusting the process.

"His approach the game is pretty refreshing," Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Monday, ahead of the Tigers' series opener against the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park.

Clemens received a rare start at second base — his natural position — against the White Sox on Monday, giving everyday second baseman Jonathan Schoop a break amid a 3-for-26 (.