▁during ▁spring ▁training . ▁Form er ▁Tig ers ▁team mate ▁Will ie ▁H orton ▁also ▁holds ▁this ▁position , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁threw ▁out ▁the ▁first ▁pitch ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁World ▁Series ▁at ▁Com er ica ▁Park . ▁Kal ine ▁continued ▁in ▁his ▁assistant ▁role ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁His ▁ 6 7 ▁years ▁with ▁one ▁team ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁longest ▁ten ures ▁in ▁ML B ▁history . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁his ▁length y ▁career ▁and ▁long time ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁organization , ▁Kal ine ' s ▁nick name ▁was ▁" Mr . ▁T iger ." ▁Kal ine ' s ▁grand son ▁Col in ▁Kal ine ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁ML B ▁draft . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁sign , ▁choosing ▁to ▁play ▁baseball ▁at ▁Florida ▁Southern ▁College . ▁The ▁team ▁draft ed ▁him ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁ML B ▁draft , ▁this ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 6 th ▁round . ▁He ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁low ▁minor ▁le agues ▁with ▁the ▁Detroit ▁organization ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Kal ine ▁married ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁sweet heart , ▁Mad ge ▁Louise ▁Hamilton , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁He ▁had ▁two ▁sons , ▁Mark ▁Albert ▁Kal ine ▁( b . ▁August ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 )