Lakeland, Fla. — The admission came toward the end of his post-game Zoom interview.
Michael Fulmer went immediately into the weight room after his somewhat erratic, somewhat encouraging start in the Tigers 7-4 spring loss to the Yankees at Joker Marchant Stadium on Tuesday. He first needed to blow off some steam.
“Let’s be honest,” he said. “I’m a different pitcher than I was a few years ago. There is no denying that.”
That admission could be the first real step toward positive recovery for Fulmer, who is in his first full season back after major knee surgery (2018) and then Tommy John surgery (2019).