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Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal — the 2024 American League Cy Young Award winner — shared a letter to Detroit before his second-career Opening Day start on Thursday against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.
Here's the full letter:
DEAR DETROIT,
Even though I'm from a small town in Arizona,we have a lot more in common than you might think.As I've learned more about our city, it's clear that Detroit has facedits fair share of adversity,which has at times put its future in question.For me...I only had one offer to play Division I baseball,some pretty difficult injuries, and other setbacksthat made my future feel uncertain.But this city is resilient and this team is resilient.The adversity we face makes the eventual greatnesseven more rewarding.
From a 0.2% chance of making the postseasonto hosting playoff games at Comerica Park.From a ninth-round pick to unanimous Cy Young winner.From a city in crisis toone of the greatest renaissance stories in America.We are all overcoming the odds.You believe in us, and we all believe in you.
Detroit is a sports town and a slept-on city.You don't understand this place or the people in itunless you've been here.The grit and the grind.The hustle and the attitude.The culture and the authenticity.But also, a community where neighbors take careof each other and lift each other up.I felt it more than ever at the end of last season — the way you all showed up and created anelectric atmosphere made me feel so proudto be a part of this community.
It's a new era of Tigers baseball,and we're building something different.A new standard has been set,and we're about to clock in likethe blue-collar people of this city.So, say what you want about us...about Detroit...we have unfinished business,so...let's run it back.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal shares Opening Day letter to Detroit
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Here's the full letter:
DEAR DETROIT,
Even though I'm from a small town in Arizona,we have a lot more in common than you might think.As I've learned more about our city, it's clear that Detroit has facedits fair share of adversity,which has at times put its future in question.For me...I only had one offer to play Division I baseball,some pretty difficult injuries, and other setbacksthat made my future feel uncertain.But this city is resilient and this team is resilient.The adversity we face makes the eventual greatnesseven more rewarding.
From a 0.2% chance of making the postseasonto hosting playoff games at Comerica Park.From a ninth-round pick to unanimous Cy Young winner.From a city in crisis toone of the greatest renaissance stories in America.We are all overcoming the odds.You believe in us, and we all believe in you.
Detroit is a sports town and a slept-on city.You don't understand this place or the people in itunless you've been here.The grit and the grind.The hustle and the attitude.The culture and the authenticity.But also, a community where neighbors take careof each other and lift each other up.I felt it more than ever at the end of last season — the way you all showed up and created anelectric atmosphere made me feel so proudto be a part of this community.
It's a new era of Tigers baseball,and we're building something different.A new standard has been set,and we're about to clock in likethe blue-collar people of this city.So, say what you want about us...about Detroit...we have unfinished business,so...let's run it back.
A letter to Detroit, from Tarik Skubal.pic.twitter.com/VDoCcomD83
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) March 27, 2025
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal shares Opening Day letter to Detroit
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