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'There's a reason he's here': Ron Gardenhire likes what he sees, hears from Spencer Torkelson

In his first workouts at Summer Camp, Spencer Torkelson had a power display, with two home runs in three pitches. The Detroit News

Detroit — With so much going on in the first few days of Summer Camp at Comerica Park, Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire hadn’t had much time to talk to No. 1 pick Spencer Torkelson, the No. 1 pick this year’s draft.

Torkelson got acquainted with Gardenhire — and Comerica Park — with a sizzling display in the batting cage, in his first workouts in Detroit on Saturday afternoon. In the midst of Torkelson’s stretching, hitting and initial work with grounders at third base, Gardenhire made his way over to talk with the rookie.