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Tigers exec Dan Lunetta recalls tumult, sadness of Pete Rose's final season

Tigers' 2019 preview with Chris McCosky, Bob Wojnowski and Tony Paul The Detroit News

Lakeland, Fla. – Unless you are in the baseball industry or deeply involved in following the Tigers organization, you probably don’t know Dan Lunetta. He’s the Tigers' director of minor league operations and is beginning his 15th season with the club.

But 30 years ago, he had a front-row seat to one of the darkest chapters in baseball history.