LAKELAND, Fla. — Daniel Pinero looks so similar to Alex Faedo that Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire mixed them up earlier in spring training.
Pinero, an infielder, and Faedo, a pitcher, are both 6 feet 5.
“We look alike – honestly,” Pinero said. “It is what it is. I carry around a bat now, so I know he knows who I am.”
But Pinero is no longer “buddy.” He is the kid with the game-winning hit. Pinero had a walk-off RBI single on Friday, as the Tigers beat Southeastern, 5-4.
“A walk-off is always fun – that’s for sure,” Pinero said.