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Detroit Tigers' Daz Cameron prioritizing health — not roster spot — after UCL sprain

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Outfielder Daz Cameron pointed to his right elbow as he explained what happened a few months earlier in Puerto Rico.

The Detroit Tigers prospect, ranked by MLB Pipeline as the No. 7 player in the farm system, went south for the offseason to play in the Puerto Rican Winter League for Indios de Mayagüez. While training for his debut, his elbow didn't react per usual.

"I tried to play through it," Cameron said Friday. He went 0-for-7 with four strikeouts and one walk in two games. "That didn't work out.