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Detroit Tigers' Matthew Boyd development surprises his former manager Brad Ausmus

Free Press Sports Writer Anthony Fenech breaks down the Tigers' 10-3 win over Anaheim on Wednesday night. Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press

Matthew Boyd doesn’t know why he remembers this – he remembers a lot of weird things, he said – but he remembers this from his rookie year:

It was after either his second or third start, in either Houston or Kansas City, but definitely on a getaway day when Brad Ausmus pulled him into his office.

“He said, ‘Come to my office, let me help you out,’” Boyd said. “And it was something really cool that showed me what he does, and it’s kind of a premise to what I do today, a foundation.