Tigers invite Leyland's son to spring training

1/11/2011

DETROIT — Detroit manager Jim Leyland's son is among 18 players the team has invited to spring training.

The Tigers said catcher Patrick Leyland, a 6-foot-2 catcher from Pittsburgh, will report next month to the team's complex in Lakeland, Fla..

The Tigers selected him in the eighth round of last year's amateur draft.