Skubal fights tears in emotional farewell to Tigers
"The walk to the clubhouse was very normal," Skubal said after the game, following reports he had been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for three...
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- "The walk to the clubhouse was very normal," Skubal said after the game, following reports he had been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for three prospects.
- "I was like, 'I know what this is,'" he said, "and it didn't feel like it was the right time to go back out there." By the seventh inning, when ESPN's Jeff Passan reported that Skubal was being traded for prospects Zyhir Hope, River Ryan and Brady Smith, Tigers manager A.J.
- "I'm very appreciative of all the things the Tigers did for me," he said.
- "Ever since that '24 Game 5 failure, I've used that as fuel to bring a World Series to the city of Detroit," he said.
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"The walk to the clubhouse was very normal," Skubal said after the game, following reports he had been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for three prospects. "I was like, 'I know what this is,'" he said, "and it didn't feel like it was the right time to go back out there." By the seventh inning, when ESPN's Jeff Passan reported that Skubal was being traded for prospects Zyhir Hope, River Ryan and Brady Smith, Tigers manager A.J. "I'm very appreciative of all the things the Tigers did for me," he said. "Ever since that '24 Game 5 failure, I've used that as fuel to bring a World Series to the city of Detroit," he said. The goal was always to win a World Series for the city and the organization that took a chance on me." He pointed toward the Tigers clubhouse. He looked up, fought back tears and said, "Sorry," followed by 13 seconds of silence that felt like forever.