Detroit – Wearing No. 8 on the back of your jersey for the storied LSU baseball program is the equivalent of having the letter "C" on your sweater in hockey. You have been designated, in LSU’s case by your teammates, as their leader.
That tradition at LSU started with former Tigers outfielder Mikie Mahtook. Last year, the honor was bestowed on a new Tiger outfielder, Daniel Cabrera.
“Once a Tiger always a Tiger,” Cabrera beamed during a Zoom conference with Detroit media on Friday.