4 overreactions to the Detroit Tigers beatdown in the spring training opener

The Detroit Tigers opened up the 2024 campaign once again. It's that time of the year again when baseball is played, and the pro-ball guys are getting back in the saddle. With the 2024 season on the horizon, it's great to hear the sounds of baseball being played again.

We've had boots on the ground in Lakeland all week long, and today, the team finally played a game against the New York Yankees. It's Spring Training, so everything has to be taken with a grain of salt. However, some things stood out, both good and bad.

The Tigers and Yankees squared off in Lakeland to open up the team's slate of spring training games. While it was good to see & hear baseball being played once again, things did not exactly go well. Detroit went out and got beat up on pretty badly. The Yankees had the bats working for them, and Detroit struggled to execute on the mound.

The good thing is, a 22-10 slaughter in Spring Training means nothing in the grand scheme of things. The score, at least, will mean little come Opening Day. But, after a week of practices, the team got back out on the field for the first time in an organized game.

Putting stock into the Spring Training opener may not hold much weight, but after game one, let's talk through a couple of overreactions. These things stood out the most in the Tigers opener, even if it's too early to be worrying or overly excited about this and that.

The Yankees slaughtered the Detroit Tigers in the spring opener.