The interaction was clearly tongue-in-cheek, but it spotlighted the inevitable negotiations ahead for the Tigers ace.

The Detroit Tigers have been one of the better teams in Major League Baseball over the past year and a half, and plenty of that has to fall on what left-hander Tarik Skubal has done on the mound.

DETROIT — Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal emerged from the dugout to pitch in a ninth inning for the first time in the major leagues, triggering a roar and standing ovation from the Comerica ...