Detroit — He made us wait that day.
It was the first day of his third stint with the Tigers and Cameron Maybin was busy getting himself situated in the new clubhouse at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland. Compared to the old clubhouse, which he’d used in his two previous stints, this was palatial.
He had papers to sign. Teammates to greet. Shoot, he was already a couple weeks late to camp at that point, and there was a chance he might be coming in with a little bit of chip on his shoulder. He had finished the 2019 season on a tear with the Yankees, hitting a career-best 11 home runs in just 269 plate appearances and posting a 127 OPS-plus.