For fans who joyfully listened to Jim Price and Dan Dickerson call the first game of the season, the game brought sighs of relief, joy, and pain. The Tigers lost to the Pirates 4 to 2, but in the hearts of the fans, the Tigers won. The reason: Victor Martinez.
Just to bring back the pain of 2015 one more time, Martinez had his worst season in 13 years of baseball. So, the constant question in the offseason was whether or not V-Mart would be able to ever hit like he did in 2014 – his best season.