New York – Manager Ron Gardenhire and his coaches were contemplating sending Spencer Turnbull home early Wednesday ahead of his start Thursday in the Tigers’ home opener.
With the getaway game starting at 4:05 p.m. here, and the 1:10 p.m. start time Thursday, it would have been normal practice to send Turnbull home early.
“But one of my coaches, I won’t mention his name (Steve Liddle), said, ‘He might get arrested for being on the mound at midnight again,’” Gardenhire said. “I said, ‘Good point.’”
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