Bradenton, Fla. — Six months after he was banished by the Tigers, Bruce Rondon was on tap Wednesday to pitch for them. In a big-league game.
Rondon, 25, who probably isn’t among the 50 most popular Detroit Tigers players with a fan base that has become fed up with his misadventures, was among Tigers pitchers slated to work against the Pirates in Wednesday’s game against the Pirates at McKechnie Field.
Rondon has an arm and a brand of bullpen fury that could, or perhaps should, make him a force strong enough to close big-league games.