Lakeland, Fla. — One team’s misfit might just be another’s missing piece.
The Tigers were two weeks away from commencing spring training without a full-time first baseman in camp. That may have changed on Wednesday.
The club announced they have signed former Baltimore Orioles slugger Renato Nunez to a minor-league contract, with an invitation to spring training.
Nunez, entering his age-27 season, was a fixture in the Orioles lineup the last two seasons — a productive fixture. He slugged 31 home runs and knocked in 90 in 151 games in 2019. He followed that up with 12 homers and 31 RBIs in 52 games in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.