Newly acquired Meadows expected to be se

Newly acquired Meadows expected to be set for Tigers' opener April 5 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink TAMPA, Fla (AP) Newly acquired Detroit Tigers outfielder Austin Meadows is expected to be ready for opening day Friday against the Chicago White Sox after recently being slowed by an oblique injury.Meadows was set to part in a simulated game Wednesday.The 26-year-old Meadows, who had a career-high 106 RBIs last season, was acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night for infielder Isaac Paredes and a competitive balance round B pick in the 2022 draft.Meadows younger brother, Parker, was selected by Detroit in the second round of the 2018 draft. He played for Cla s A Lakeland and Cla s A West Mario Hezonja Jersey Michigan last year.The Tigers open at Comerica Park, ready to show off a roster boosted by offseason trades and free-agent signings.Meadows hit .234 with 27 homers last season.He's rarin' to go, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said before Tuesday's spring training game against the New York Yankees. Obviously it's a shock for him because he's going one camp to another last minute, but given his familiarity with the organization through his brother, I think he could be up and running pretty quickly.Meadows made the AL All-Star team in 2019, when he finished with Bernard King Jersey a .291 batting average, 33 homers and 89 RBIs.I know we added a big bat at a really fun time as we get close to breaking camp, Hinch said New York Knicks T-Shirts . Detroit is much improved after going 77-85 last year in its fifth consecutive losing season. Meadows joins a lineup that includes star infielder Javier Bez, who signed with the Tigers in free agency, and Spencer Torkelson, one of the majors top slugging prospects.Paredes, 23, can play second, third and shortstop. He batted .208 with a homer and five RBIs in 23 games with Detroit last season.We gave up some value as well, Hinch said. That was not a free trade. That definitely impacted the organization's depth. What you want in these trades is both teams to get what they need and it sounds like we did.NOTES: The Tigers agreed to terms with RHP Spencer Turnbull on a two-year deal to avoid arbitration. ... RHPs Jacob Barnes, Will Vest and Drew Hutchison have been told that they made the opening-day roster. ... Hinch said the Tigers will start the season with 14 or 15 Walter Frazier Jersey pitchers on the expanded 28-man roster.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic Major League Baseball Detroit Tigers Austin Meadows Isaac Paredes Austin Meadows Spencer Turnbull share Mbapp is bringing soccer to a new dimension at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldos precision 11 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Poland finds its true level at World Cup, beaten by the best Poland heads home from the World Cup as the latest team unable to resist an inspired Kylian Mbapp 11 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar Omari Spellman Jersey 's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS