CLEARWATER, Fla. — Right-hander Julio Teheran looks like a pitcher reborn.
His fastball velocity averaged 92 mph in his three innings for the Detroit Tigers on Friday, and he maxed out at 93.4 mph. The 30-year-old recorded 10 swings-and-misses, including five with his slider and three with his two-seam fastball.
All three of his strikeouts came from his slider.
"My slider is the best it's been in a while," Teheran said Friday. "The last time I felt my slider was like this was my 2016 All-Star season. That's the kind of confidence I have right now.