Jim Harbaugh’s strange odyssey of an offseason continued Wednesday as he got to coach first base for the Detroit Tigers during a spring training game.
Harbaugh joined the Tigers for a split squad game in Bradenton, Florida against the Pirates, and he spent the first three innings in the first base coaching box in full uniform.
.@BradAusmus07 with the newest Tigers first base coach @CoachJim4UM pic.twitter.com/GkABzrRM4e
— Tigers PR (@DetroitTigersPR) March 2, 2016
Harbaugh coaching first base pic.twitter.com/25NgcBMTDR
— Mark Snyder (@Mark__Snyder) March 2, 2016
Harbaugh's main concern is not letting anybody get picked off first base, he said. He would like to send someone to second and be right.
— anthony fenech (@anthonyfenech) March 2, 2016
Harbaugh spent three innings in that position, and things went pretty well. The Tigers ended up winning 10-3.
Harbaugh is in the Sunshine State for his rather controversial Michigan spring practice. Good that he could mix in a bit of leisure amidst the work.
