Roberson graduate Cameron Maybin (4) is an outfielder for the Detroit Tigers.
Roberson alum Cameron Maybin’s second chance with the Detroit Tigers could not be going much better.
More from the Detroit News:
Toronto – Quite the batch of pepper-pot stew is this Cameron Maybin, a man with spice in his game and a certain sauciness to his personal style.
It’s no wonder Tigers fans have adopted him. In two short months, Maybin, who was drafted by the Tigers in 2005 then traded in a parcel that brought Miguel Cabrera to Detroit, has rejoined his old team and made nothing but friends, thanks to a .352 batting average and, just as much, because of his speed and zest for running the bases.
“It’s amazing the way they’ve embraced me since I got here,” Maybin said Thursday, digging through his locker in the visitor’s clubhouse at Rogers Centre, where the Tigers were about to begin a four-game series against the Blue Jays. “It keeps me going. Fans acknowledge my effort and it makes you feel some days as if you’re doing something right.”
Maybin graduated from Roberson in 2005 and was the 10th overall pick in that year’s major league draft. He signed with the Tigers for a Western North Carolina-record $2.65 million. Maybin was traded to Detroit (from Atlanta) last November.
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