Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson received the less-than-ideal news of losing his starting job. The Tigers brought in Gleyber Torres and are moving Colt Keith to first base. Torkelson handled the news with a lot of class.
LAKELAND, Fla. -- When Spencer Torkelson got a call from Detroit Tigers president Scott Harris just after Christmas, he wasn’t expecting bad news -- but he wasn’t shocked when he got it, either.
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Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson received the less-than-ideal news of losing his starting job. The Tigers brought in Gleyber Torres and are moving Colt Keith to first base.