Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire meets fans outside Comerica Park on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018. Video by George Sipple/DFP George Sipple/Detroit Free Press
Andy Van Hekken is no stranger to the question.
When he’s back home in Holland, Mich., and runs into old friends, they wonder: "Are you still playing? How long are you going to keep doing this?"
Yes, Van Hekken — the right-hander who threw a complete game shutout in his Tigers debut way back in 2002 — is still pitching. And he’s going to keep pitching for as long as he can.