Detroit Tigers pitcher Daniel Norris says, jokingly, he’ll play center field if that’s what it takes to start this year.
The man wants to play baseball and he’s felt that way throughout the novel coronavirus pandemic, even sneaking out to throw balls against a chain-link fence in a post-illness, 27-day, symptom-free waiting period last year before he was allowed to join the season.
Ahead of pitchers and catchers reporting for spring training Wednesday, Norris spoke with the Free Press about his experience recovering from COVID-19, what he learned about himself and the season ahead.