Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch has been checking in with right-hander Michael Lorenzen and counting down the time — 48 hours to go, 24 hours to go — with the veteran pitcher over the past couple days.
"It's been a long wait for him," Hinch said of Lorenzen, who suffered a left groin strain in spring training and missed the beginning of the regular season. "We're closing in on getting him out there."
The wait is almost over.
"I'm excited," Lorenzen said.
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