FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The stadium was almost empty.
The grounds crew was cutting the grass late Tuesday night at Parkview Field, after the Fort Wayne TinCaps beat the West Michigan Whitecaps, 8-0.
Spencer Torkelson, one of the Detroit Tigers' top prospects, came down the ramp to talk to the media after making his professional debut, nearly a year after being selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 draft.
“I'm glad to just get it out of the way,” Torkelson said.
It was a painful, forgettable debut — for Torkelson as well as his teammates on the Whitecaps, the Tigers' High-A affiliate based in Grand Rapids.