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Remember Michael Fulmer? Ex-Rookie of the Year with Tigers on comeback trail with Red Sox

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Michael Fulmer won the American League Rookie of the Year with the Detroit Tigers in 2016 .

The 32-year-old right-hander is open to either a starting or relief role, but his preference is to be a starter.

Fulmer 's fastball velocity has shown promising signs this spring , reaching up to 94.6 mph .

Fulmer is building up his workload in preparation to return to starting pitching.

He requested a starting role when he signed with the Red Sox .

Fulmer learned to pitch out of the bullpen in 2021 and 2022 — his final two seasons with the Tigers — under the guidance of pitching coach Chris Fetter and assistant pitching coach Juan Nieves .