Tarik Skubal Shines in His Return to Detroit as Dodgers End Three-Game Slide

Tarik Skubal shines in his return to Detroit as Dodgers end three-game slide

DETROIT — As Dodgers pitcher Tarik Skubal crossed the field from the bullpen, he had to crane his neck to catch part of the tribute video playing on the massive screen behind him.

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Tarik Skubal tried to separate baseball from emotional return to Detroit

Tarik Skubal made his return to Comerica Park on Friday night for the first time since being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers from the Detroit Tigers roughly one month ago. Skubal was drafted by the Tigers in 2018 and made his MLB debut with the club in 2020 before spending six and a half seasons with them. Before the game began, the Tigers played a tribute video for their two-time Cy Young Award winner as he was walking back to the dugout afte…

A.J. Hinch Makes Telling Comment After Emotional Tarik Skubal Reunion

For weeks, everyone knew Tarik Skubal’s return to Comerica Park was going to be strange. A.J. Hinch knew it better than most. The former Detroit Tigers ace walked into the visiting clubhouse Friday, warmed up in the visitors’ bullpen, received a tribute from the organization that developed him and then took the mound wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform. After it was over, Hinch sounded like a man who understood Detroit needed to finally get th…