DETROIT -- Four teams gave Jahmai Jones only brief looks in the majors. With the Detroit Tigers, the 28-year-old is turning sporadic at-bats into a career year, punctuated Saturday night by another leadoff homer against a left-hander.

Jones, who signed with Detroit as a minor-league free agent and opened the year as a non-roster invitee, spent the first two months at Triple-A Toledo before getting called up in June. Since then, he has seized the opportunity.

Jones, who signed with the Tigers as a minor-league free agent and opened the year as a non-roster invitee, spent the first two months at Triple-A Toledo before getting called to Detroit in June. Since then, he has seized the opportunity.

In 57 games, Jones is hitting .272 with an .893 OPS (142 OPS+), five home runs, 10 doubles and

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