Inge to get more game action catching
Published 5/6/2008 by Jason Beck at Major League Baseball News
Manager Jim Leyland said on Tuesday he could work Brandon Inge into more playing time at catcher after what was a refreshing meeting between the two late last week. Inge went to Leyland on his own and said what he had been feeling recently, that he was actually enjoying catching.
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