Normally, the excitement from Opening Day gets dampened a bit by the scheduled off day immediately following baseball’s triumphant return. Baseball is back! ...but not until two days from now.
This year, Mother Nature kind of did us a favor. Sure, we had to watch 26 teams open their season before the Tigers finally took the field on Friday, but they made it worth the wait, with a wild 13-10 extra innings seesaw battle against the Pirates. Better yet, we get to do it again the next day.
And what a day it is. Michael Fulmer will make his season debut for the Tigers on Saturday, fresh off a strong spring training in which he struck out 15 batters to just two walks in 17 innings.