BREAKING: Tigers key man insists he wants to leave.

BREAKING: Tigers key man insists he wants to leave.

There was a time when they had one of the most exciting teams in baseball, had just hired a talented young announcer certain to reel in new fans and were considered World Series contenders.

What’s it been? Well, according to the calendar, that was just two years ago.

While it may feel like a long-gone era, the 2022 nucleus of hitters is still around. The broadcaster, Jason Benetti, left to join the Tigers, but the White Sox did pay tribute on the videoboard before the third inning of Thursday’s opener on the South Side.

The White Sox could get nothing going offensively, though, and lost to Detroit 1-0. Former Cub Javy Baez produced the game’s only run in the third inning when he singled, stole second, advanced to third on a groundout and scored on a sacrifice fly.

“Great ballgame,” Sox manager Pedro Grifol said. “That was two really good pitching staffs getting after it.”

This was a great game for fans of pitching velocity. Crochet peaked at 99.8 mph, according to Statcast. Tigers starter Tarik Skubal hit 99.3, while Detroit closer Jason Floey reached 101.3.

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