Detroit Tigers

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FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2013, file photo, Detroit Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski answers a question at a news conference in Detroit. Dombrowski might be the most recognizable general manager in baseball. The Tigers begin another season among the favorites in the AL, owing much of their success to an executive who has remained at the top of his profession. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

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Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus, right, greets first baseman Miguel Cabrera before the baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Detroit, Monday, March 31, 2014. Detroit's 4-3 win on opening day was Ausmus' first win as a Tigers manager. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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George Uhl, of Sterling Heights, Mich., is made up to look like a baseball before a baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals in Detroit, Monday, March 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Baseball fans hold up cutouts of Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera, left, and pitcher Justin Verlander before the baseball game between the Tigers and the Kansas City Royals in Detroit, Monday, March 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Ken Parker of Newport, Mich., shows off his collection of Detroit Tigers pins on his cap before the start of the baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Detroit, Monday, March 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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George Uhl of Sterling Heights, Mich., is made up to look like a baseball before a baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals in Detroit, Monday, March 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Baseball fans attend the baseball home opener of the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals game at Comerica Park in Detroit, Monday, March 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Halip)

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Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Detroit, Monday, March 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Kansas City Royals starting pitcher James Shields throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Detroit, Monday, March 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera, left, and pitcher Max Scherzer hold the AL Central Division Champions banner before the start of the baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Detroit, Monday, March 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)