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Daniel Norris Says 'He's Stoked' To Be Coming To Detroit

July 30, 2015 / 7:45 PM EDT / CBS Detroit

The Detroit Tigers announced Thursday that the club has acquired lefthanded pitcher's Daniel Norris, Matt Boyd and Jairo Labourt from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for lefthanded pitcher David Price.

Norris telling fans via Twitter that he's stoked to be coming to Detroit.

Incredibly thankful for my time with the @BlueJays - dreams came true. - Detroit, I'm stoked to be here. Truly. @tigers #justkeeplivin
— Daniel Norris (@DanielNorris18) July 30, 2015

And who knew he had family within the Tigers organization?

Brad Ausmus is my 2nd cousin.
— Daniel Norris (@DanielNorris18) July 30, 2015

A fairly unconventional lifestyle for a millionaire --during the off-season he lives in his 1978 Volkswagen van. [VIDEO]

Norris, 22, has compiled a 1-1 record, 3.86 ERA (23.1IP/10ER), and 18 strikeouts over five starts with the Blue Jays this season. Since his major league debut last season, the lefty has compiled a 1-1 record, 4.20 ERA, (30.0IP/14ER) and 22 strikeouts over 10games

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(six games started). Norris has spent most of this season at the Triple A level with the Buffalo Bisons, compiling a 3-10 record. 4.27 ERA (90.2IP/43ER), and 78 strikeouts over 16 games started. The 6-2, 195 lbs. lefthander participated in the SirusXM All-Star Futures Game in 2014 and was named the 18^th-best prospect following the season by Baseball America. Additionally, he was named by MLB earlier this year as the third-best lefthanded pitcher prospect in baseball. The Johnson City, Tennessee native was originally selected by Toronto in the 2^ndround of the June 2011 draft.

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