Thursday Morning Links

If you haven’t heard enough of Chris Stapleton’s Tennessee Whiskey on your female coworkers’ ringtones, you can hear him at Globe Life Field because he’ll be opening the park.

Hunter Pence was named the American League’s Comeback Player of the Year by The Sporting News, and is a finalist for the MLB Players’ Choice version of the award.

Jayce Tingler appears to be the front runner for the manager job in San Diego.

Evan Grant’s mailbag column asks us to consider Joey Gallo in right field and Nomar Mazara at first, among other things.

The first seats have been installed at Globe Life Field.