Delmon Young: Tiger playoff legend

Ex-Twin Delmon Young is looking a lot like ex-Twin David Ortiz in the baseball playoffs. Tuesday night, he hit another home run as the Tigers took a 3-0 lead over the Yankees in the ALCS.
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