The seed was planted long before the idea bloomed, much like the house existed before the foundation was built.
But this is how life works sometimes, and the way Tigers pitcher Matthew Boyd and his wife, Ashley, see it, maybe that's how it was meant to be.
Call it a leap of faith or a twist of fate. But in the midst of Boyd’s career-best season on the mound, this deeply religious couple is making another pitch, answering a calling they’ve felt for years.