Detroit Tigers pitching prospect Matt Manning warms up in the bullpen during 2019 spring training. Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press
Free Press sports writer Anthony Fenech is chronicling his fifth spring training on the Detroit Tigers beat with Letters from Lakeland, which will be published on Freep.com every week. Read previous letters here, here, here, here and here. Filling in for Fenech is Free Press columnist Jeff Seidel.
Dear Anthony’s Mom,
I just wanted to drop you a note from spring training. I know your son Anthony, our Detroit Tigers beat writer, has been writing you weekly letters from spring training.