Central Michigan alumnus Dietrich Enns spent 2,877 days waiting for another MLB start and 1,371 days waiting for another MLB game, including the past three years pitching in Asia.

Enns threw five scoreless innings while allowing only one single and two walks in a start for Detroit on Thursday in the Tigers’ 8-0 win over the Athletics. It was the 34-year-old left-hander’s first big league game since Sept. 24, 2021.

DETROIT -- Dietrich Enns threw five shutout innings in his first MLB game since 2021 to lead the Detroit Tigers to an 8-0 victory over the Athletics on Thursday afternoon at Comerica Park. The Tigers (51-31) took two of three from the A’s (33-50), securing their first series win since 2016 against the franchise formerly based in Oakland.