Catcher Derek Norris, who was fined and suspended under MLB’s domestic abuse policy back in September, was available to the media on Wednesday for the first time since the Detroit Tigers signed him in November. Tigers assistant manager David Chadd and manager Ron Gardenhire each offered comments on him as well. Despite the fact that this was always going to be the subject of the day, it didn’t go well.
For over two years, Norris has had a cloud of suspicion over his head after his ex-fiancee accused him of domestic abuse back in 2015.