Detroit — Rookie Kerry Carpenter hadn’t even been officially activated yet when Tigers manager AJ Hinch assembled the team in the clubhouse and told them general manager Al Avila, the man who one way or another was responsible for them all being in that room, had been fired.
Welcome to the big leagues, indeed.
The left-handed hitting Carpenter, the Tigers’ 19th round pick in 2019, made his debut Wednesday, serving as the Tigers’ designated hitter in a 3-2 loss to the Guardians at Comerica Park.
He went hitless in four at-bats, striking out three times.