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Maybin’s positive energy a spark for Tigers
- Updated: May 20, 2016
DETROIT — Cameron Maybin entered Friday’s series opener against the Rays with five hits in nine at-bats and three stolen bases in as many tries. His bigger impact, though, might be in the dugout and clubhouse.
“I’m going to be honest with you: Cam’s personality has been huge for us,” second baseman Ian Kinsler said. “He brings energy. He brings excitement to the game. He loves to play the game. When you add a personality like that, it helps everybody.”
Kinsler wasn’t the only one touting Maybin’s presence.
“On the field and in the clubhouse, he’s high-energy, a very personable guy,” right-hander Justin Verlander said.
It’s a presence the Tigers didn’t have much of until this week, as Maybin was sidelined recovering from left wrist and right shoulder injuries over the first month and a half of the season. It’s a presence not even Maybin brought during his first go-round in Detroit, back in 2007.
Maybin returned this …
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