Detroit — The game finds you. If you get put into the game late for defense, invariably, a ball will be hit to you. If you are Parker Meadows, making your big-league debut, the game is going to test you.
Meadows, the Tigers' No. 10-ranked prospect, found himself in a couple of big moments in his debut Monday, though they came in hard-fought, 7-6 loss to the Chicago Cubs.
"I felt comfortable," he said. "I felt really comfortable, actually. Things didn't go my way, but it was an experience I will never forget."
He collected his first big-league hit, a line-drive single to right, in his third at-bat.