When the Detroit Pistons selected Cade Cunningham with the No. 1 overall pick in Thursday's NBA draft, the Detroit Tigers showed their support with a "Welcome to Detroit" message on the scoreboard at Comerica Park.
Less than two weeks after Cunningham visited the ballpark ahead of his July 20 workout with the Pistons at the team's performance center, the 19-year-old Oklahoma State standout returned Friday to throw the first pitch before the Tigers faced the Baltimore Orioles.
Cunningham's future is clearly on the hardwood, rather than the mound — his pitch was more of a soft overhand lob, crossing home more than 6 feet above the plate — but he got the ball to the plate, delivering it to the city's most recent No.