Jim Harbaugh Serves As First Base Coach For Detroit Tigers In Spring Training Game

Michigan football head coach Jim Harbaugh took his program to the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida for a week of spring practice, but Harbaugh is also having some fun off the field. 

Michigan had an off-day from workouts today, but Harbaugh was still on the field - with the Detroit Tigers as the first base coach during their game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in spring training. 

"Very excited. I was more nervous before I threw out the first pitch (at a Tiger game last summer)," Harbaugh said before taking the field, via MLive.com. "What a big thrill. To be in a big league park, being in the locker room, the skip's office. It's all very, very exciting."

Harbaugh wore a personalized No. 4 Tigers jersey and coached for the first few innings.

Most of Michigan's players also went to the game to watch their coach in action during the off-day, but a few did not go as the school isn't allowed to mandate what the players do during their free time on the trip. 

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