Josue Briceño’s rise began in a German village in Venezuela, and he just took Skubal deep

LAKELAND, Fla. — It’s hard to imagine a better way to introduce yourself at big-league camp than hitting a home run off the best pitcher in the world. Josue Briceño, a 21-year-old prospect in his first major league camp, connected on a slider from Detroit Tigers ace and two-time reigning Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal during a live batting practice session on Wednesday. It will not count in any box score, but it did not go unnoticed. Briceño was doing plenty of slugging long before this spring. He jumped onto national prospect lists with a dominant performance in the 2024 Arizona Fall League and followed it up with big numbers at High-A West Michigan in 2025. Briceño is now a consensus top-100...