While the Detroit Tigers haven’t won their division since 2014 and haven’t won the World Series since 1984, the Double-A Erie SeaWolves are making a habit out of stacking up division titles and contending for championships.
Erie won Friday night’s game three 2-1 against the Akron RubberDucks (Cleveland Guardians affiliate) to claim their third consecutive Southwest Division title. They take on the Somerset Patriots (New York Yankees affiliate) tonight in game one of the best-of-three Eastern League Championship.
The SeaWolves won Friday night’s contest thanks to an unlikely hero: infielder turned part-time outfielder Chris Meyers. A 2021 13th-round pick out of Toledo, the corner infielder didn’t step foot in the outfield until late last season, picking up some occasional work in left field for Erie late last year…