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Troy Melton, a right-hander for the Detroit Tigers, pitched 36⅓ innings in eight games for Triple-A Toledo, recording a 2.72 ERA with nine walks and 56 strikeouts. Troy Melton’s summer …

My grandpa in the ICU reminded me why the Detroit Tigers are so important. It was a late July afternoon, and the sterile hum of machines in my grandfather’s hospital …