Detroit Tigers president and CEO Christopher Ilitch takes questions on the team's rebuilding process and progress, June 7, 2019. Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press
After he walked in from the dugout and into his manager’s office — where general manager Al Avila joined him to deliver some good news — Shane Greene headed into the cafeteria inside the Detroit Tigers’ clubhouse.
Greene, the Tigers’ right-handed closer, had just been informed by Ron Gardenhire and Avila that he had made the AL All-Star team. But Greene, never one to toot his own horn, had more pressing business: His best friend in the bullpen, righty Joe Jimenez, was shaken up.