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Austin Romine isn’t expecting Miguel Cabrera backlash for Tigers brawl

Austin Romine’s most famous moment at Comerica Park came in 2017, when the catcher and Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera got into a shoving match at home plate that led to a wild, benches-clearing brawl between the Yankees and the Tigers.

After signing a one-year, $4.1 million deal to join Detroit in his first foray into free agency, Romine said Friday there were “no hard feelings” between him and Cabrera, his new Tigers teammate.

“I feel like baseball takes care of itself,’’ Romine said during a conference call. “You have two guys out there protecting their teams.