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Max Clark catches that...

Bennetti and Pena again? I really enjoyed them yesterday.

Keith and Canha with the day off.

See I think persona and person may be a bit different here. This story shows me that while he has had lots of attention etc and is confident in himself, he doesn't have that "diva" attitude. Before driving away, Dykes asked if he could get Clark's autograph. Clark signed a baseball for him. "I got his autograph, then we shook hands and parted ways," Dykes said. "He must have called me 'sir' about 20 times, and he never showed any anger or frustration." Clark, one of the most famous prospects in baseball but still a long ways away from his MLB debut, spent about five minutes in the street fixing his license plate frame, then he continued on his way to Starbucks. The unexpected interaction between Clark and Dykes that morning in Lakeland provided rare insight into Clark's true personality, beyond his popularity on social media. "If it's not a big deal, don't make it a big deal," Clark said. "That's kind of like my motto." Clark handled the situation with grace, even when nobody besides a 71-year-old fan, who didn't know his name, social status or occupation, was watching. "I don't know if he will make the big leagues, but I know he will never embarrass the Tigers," Dykes said. "A lot of class, that kid. I hope he makes it. I think he's got a good chance as long as the Tigers don't screw him up." https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2024/03/17/detroit-tigers-fans-crash-with-max-clark-says-all-about-top-prospect/72986789007/

With the old regime, I would agree but I can already hear Harris and Hinch complaining about his K rate.

What are the odds that Wyatt Langford homers in this series?

Sounds like Flores has been moved to reliever full-time and McGonigle is still on the shelf. ▶ Strong work by Wilmer Flores, now pitching in Toledo’s bullpen as the Tigers have opted to make a former starter a high-octane reliever. Flores’ fastball was running 96-99 in Friday’s scoreless inning against Indy. ▶ Hamstrings can make for stubborn recoveries. Still no firm return date for last year’s second overall Tigers draft pick, shortstop Kevin McGonigle, who continues to take batting practice as he moves somewhat closer to joining Graham’s lineup.

Toledo W 16-6 Kennedy 2/5 3RBI 2K 2B Malloy 1/4 BB RBI Jung 2/5 3RBI 2K 2B HR Bigbie 1/5 RBI K 2B Dingler 3/4 RBI K Baddoo 2/4 4RBI K 3B HR Flores 1.1IP 2H ER BB K Brieske 1IP H K BB Erie W 5-3 Lee 0/3 BB K Allen 2/4 3B HR Petit 2IP H BB K WM L 5-2 Anderson 1/3 2RBI BB K Gold 1/3 BB K Campos 0/4 K Pacheco 0/4 2K Graham 0/3 BB SB 2E Lakeland W 7-5 Clark 0/3 BB Briceno 3/4 RBI K HR Campbell 1/4 3RBI 3K HR Santana 1/3 2RBI HR SF 2E

Well to be fair one cleat is negative tweets and the other is positive ones. I don't have a problem with it because honestly I think lots of people hope he fails so they can be "right" that we should have taken Langford and Max is clearly on social media so he sees those criticisms and is just throwing it out there that he knows about it. You could say well he should just play and keep it to himself but this kid is huge on TikTok and such so it's not surprising he is going to wear something that will generate engagement. That being said I will never understand the fans who are calling him a bust after 9 games or tearing him down because he's not Langford and all this. When Langford was Clarks age he was coming off the bench at Florida. Once they drafted Clark I feel like you should root for the kid because you know he didn't make that selection. This is the Jobe/Mayer thing all over again.

Probably hoping for a repeat of the Pittsburgh game.

He's a C/3B/1B. He is my sleeper prospect for this year, he played well in the FCL last year as well

Toledo PPD Erie PPD WM PPD Lakeland W 13-3 Only 7 innings Briceno 2/4 2RBI Campbell 2/4 RBI HR 2B Santana 0/4 K Gil 1/3 RBI BB 2K Johnson 4/4 4RBI 2HR 2B

Doubt it gets played but this is the free game of the day for MiLB: