Lakeland, Fla. — Spring training is long and it can be drudgery at times, even this early in camp when it’s just pitchers and catchers doing drills and throwing bullpens every day.
Thankfully, the Tigers have their own friendly Texas feud to break the monotony. Reliever Alex Wilson, a Texas A&M grad, and manager Ron Gardenhire, University of Texas alum, have been trading pranks and punches going back to 2018.