Detroit — They headed off into the great unknown Sunday night, on a flight bound for New York with a team dressed in suspense.
There was Justin Wilson, the Tigers’ closer, rhetorically checking his itinerary. (“As far as I know right now, I'm on the flight,” he said.) And there was Justin Verlander, tipping his cap this time as the left the field at Comerica Park, just in case. ("You never know,” he shrugged.)
Even manager Brad Ausmus acknowledged the elephant packing its bags in the clubhouse. Earlier Sunday, with the trade deadline looming, he’d expressed confidence none of his players were getting dealt before the day was done.