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Roger Clemens tells son, Detroit Tigers prospect: 'You belong. You look just the part.'

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Not that Kody Clemens ever doubted it, but after he hit his first home run of spring training on Tuesday, he was only further encouraged by what his dad has told him.

And when your dad is seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens, you listen.

“He’s been telling me this entire spring: ‘I’ve been watching you and you belong. You belong. You look just the part. But more importantly, have fun,’ ” Clemens said after the Tigers’ 5-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins at CenturyLink Sports Complex. “That’s what he says.