Detroit — They spanned multiple sections in the Comerica Park outfield and behind the visitor's dugout. They arrived by the busload, clad in unmistakable bright red T-shirts with No. 9 on the back.
They called themselves the "Crone Zone" — and they were there to see St. Clair's prodigal son, Jake Cronenworth, who in the last two years has become a two-time All Star at second base for the San Diego Padres.