Detroit — It’s not been for a lack of trying, mind you. Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire has on multiple occasions wanted to give his veteran second baseman Jonathan Schoop a day off — in Lakeland, in the camp intrasquad games, in the two exhibition games in Cincinnati.
“He just doesn’t want to come out of a game,” Gardenhire said. “He wants to play every inning, every game. He doesn’t want to miss a single at-bat. He's baseball lifer and a good guy to have on the team.”