The Detroit Tigers get ready for their exhibition game against the New York Yankees with some batting practice and grounders on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, in Tampa, Fla.
LAKELAND, Fla. — Nicholas Castellanos carried around a heavy secret last season. A life-and-death secret.
But he didn’t talk about it publicly. He didn’t want any pity. He didn’t want to use it as an excuse when he couldn’t focus and couldn’t field the ball and he went into a defensive slump and, frankly, he didn’t even want to be on the field.
Not after his father, Dr.