CLEARWATER, Fla. — Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch is treading murky waters as he tries to explain what's happening with right-hander Spencer Turnbull, once a potential Opening Day starter.
He can't say too much.
Without the player's consent, teams cannot announce the details of someone missing time for COVID-19 reasons. Turnbull is away from the team's facility for coronavirus protocols.
"Right now, he's still away from the club and away from the complex," Hinch said Sunday. "He's not reporting or doing anything baseball-wise here with us. Obviously, we're getting toward the end of camp.