LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers announced the first two starting pitchers of their spring training games, beginning Sunday against the Philadelphia Phillies at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland.
The first starting pitcher is left-hander Tyler Alexander, manager AJ Hinch said Thursday morning. And when the Tigers hit the road for Tampa on Monday to face the New York Yankees, he will give the ball to right-hander Michael Fulmer.
Both games begin at 1:05 p.m. ET.
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"Getting him up and running quickly gives him an assessment," Hinch said about Fulmer, who underwent elbow surgery in March 2019.