Eight years after he left as part of the Dontrelle Willis/Miguel Cabrera trade, Cameron Maybin is back with the Detroit Tigers.
The Atlanta Braves announced Friday they sent the veteran outfielder to the Tigers for Ian Krol and Gabe Speier.
After the trade was confirmed, Maybin tweeted out his appreciation of his one year in Atlanta:
I just want to thank the @AtlantaBraves and the city of Atlanta for all the love that was shown my way this year!Truly blessed to be a brave
— Cameron Maybin (@spidermayb24) November 20, 2015
In 141 games last year, Maybin hit .