Chicago – John Hicks was first called up to the Tigers at the end of the 2016 season. That team won 86 games and was eliminated from the wild-card race on the last day of the season. But that club couldn’t hold a candle to this 2019 team in at least one regard.
“If you look at our clubhouse the last two years here compared to that one, this clubhouse is way better,” Hicks said. “Some of it is there’s a lot of young guys trying to make their way and there are a lot of guys who have come up through the minor leagues together.