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Roger Clemens' son brings familiar intensity as Detroit Tigers prospect

GRAND RAPIDS — Lance Parrish crouched behind the plate, representing the Detroit Tigers.

Roger Clemens was on the mound, representing the Boston Red Sox.

And Kody Clemens, the Tigers' 2018 third-round draft pick, wasn’t even born yet.

It was first inning of the 1986 All-Star Game in the Houston Astrodome, and Clemens started it off by getting Tony Gwynn to line out to left field. He struck out Ryne Sandberg and got Keith Hernandez to ground out.

“Roger Clemens was just a phenomenal competitor,” Parrish said.

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Now, everything has been turned inside out.