Detroit — Here is a little window into the kind of guy Gregory Soto is. It also illustrates the bond that has formed among the pitchers in the Tigers’ bullpen.
On Sunday, the morning after he earned his first major-league save, he was in the outfield, in a catcher’s squat, without any padding, catching pitches from presently disposed closer Joe Jimenez.
“We are all working for Joe to get back on track,” Soto said through interpreter Carlos Guillen. “That’s why I squat down, so he can lose the fear, given that I don’t have any catcher’s equipment on.