Berry, Nava, Quintana providing unexpected lifts

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Berry, Nava, Quintana providing unexpected lifts



Detroit Tigers' Quintin Berry, left, scores on a single by Delmon Young as Tampa Bay Rays catcher Jose Lobaton, right, fields the wide throw during the third inning of a baseball game in St. Petersburg, Fla., Thursday, June 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)Just before he turned 27 last November, Quintin Berry signed with the Detroit Tigers as a minor league free agent. Little did anyone realize the path his career was about to take.









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