Gage Workman connects on game-clinching home run in first at-bat with Tigers
Detroit's rookie clubbed his first major-league home run during his debut after being summoned from Triple-A Toledo.
Gage Workman connects on game-clinching home run in first at-bat with Tigers originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . After connecting on his first MLB home run, Detroit Tigers rookie Gage Workman touched home plate and reached out to embrace an old friend Sunday night.
Wearing the No. 99 uniform in his first MLB game with the organization that drafted him in the fourth round in 2020, Workman hugged Spencer Torkelson, a former Arizona State teammate. The two-run shot traveled 382 feet with an exit velocity of 101.
4 mph, snapping a 3-3, sixth-inning tie with the Kansas City Royals . Boosted by Workman, the Tigers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 6-3 victory at Kauffman Stadium. Both AL Central rivals are 19-22.
Starting Sunday on the bench, Workman entered as a pinch hitter for shortstop Zach Short and slammed an 85-mph slider into the right field seats, barely clearing the foul pole. The Tigers needed a lift. The newcomer delivered.