The Detroit News · Jan 24, 2020
Niyo: Tigers' Fulmer keeps things in perspective, sets sights on summer return
Michael Fulmer certainly looks different, having shed at least 20 pounds since his last visit to the Tigers’ clubhouse six months ago.
The former All-Star pitcher admittedly sounds different, too. And not just in the optimistic tone of his comments Thursday as he and his teammates kicked off the Tigers’ winter caravan ahead of next month’s spring training.
Domonic Hamden, 10, of St. Clair Shores, high-fives Matthew Biggs, 9, of Taylor, left, after Biggs won the race to make a tower of plastic cups as the Tigers look on Thursday.For Fulmer, who has undergone three major surgeries the last 2 1/2 years, including Tommy John surgery on his right elbow last March, it’s also in the vocabulary.