Detroit — Call it the curse of the Tigers’ center fielder.
It’s not a baseball season in Detroit if the center fielder doesn’t sustain a season-ending injury. Or at least that’s been the trend. JaCoby Jones had his 2019 and 2020 seasons ended prematurely and now the same fate has befallen Derek Hill.
“It’s a long season and this is part of it,” Hill said before the game Tuesday. “When you play a certain way, like me and JJ, things are going to happen. There’s no reason to be frustrated. You play the game hard and things are going to happen.