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DETROIT -- The Tigers’ Spring Training experiment with Spencer Torkelson in the outfield didn’t result in the same kind of revelation they had with Javier Báez. But while Torkelson didn’t become an All-Star outfielder, the tinkering might have indirectly made him a better baserunner.

It’s not that he became any faster roaming the outfield during that brief stint at Joker Marchant Stadium. But looking back, by charging a ball and executing a throw, he became more aware of what it’s like to challenge an outfielder on the basepaths.

“The two days I was in the outfield in Spring Training,” Torkelson said, “I realized that it’s

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