S ince the 2000s, photos of Kenny the “tiger with Down syndrome” have made him an online sensation. Countless people have been captivated by his story, in which “the world’s ugliest tiger ...

Kenny Serwa has a chance to become MLB's next knuckleballer — and the Detroit Tigers' first knuckleballer since Steve Sparks ...

Kenny Serwa, a 27-year-old pitcher with an 88.5 mph knuckleball, is playing for the Detroit Tigers' Double-A affiliate in Erie. ... "I'm going to be a Detroit Tiger," he told them.

Kenny Serwa, a 27-year-old pitcher with an 88.5 mph knuckleball, is playing for the Detroit Tigers' Double-A affiliate in Erie. ... "I'm going to be a Detroit Tiger," he told them.

Kenny Serwa, a 27-year-old pitcher with an 88.5 mph knuckleball, is playing for the Detroit Tigers' Double-A affiliate in Erie. ... "I'm going to be a Detroit Tiger," he told them.

Kenny Serwa has a chance to become MLB's next knuckleballer — and the Detroit Tigers' first knuckleballer since Steve Sparks in the early 2000s.

Kenny Serwa, a 27-year-old pitcher with an 88.5 mph knuckleball, is playing for the Detroit Tigers' Double-A affiliate in Erie. ... "I'm going to be a Detroit Tiger," he told them.

Kenny Serwa, a 27-year-old pitcher with an 88.5 mph knuckleball, is playing for the Detroit Tigers' Double-A affiliate in Erie. ... "I'm going to be a Detroit Tiger," he told them.

Kenny Serwa, a 27-year-old pitcher with an 88.5 mph knuckleball, is playing for the Detroit Tigers' Double-A affiliate in Erie. ... "I'm going to be a Detroit Tiger," he told them.

Kenny Serwa has a chance to become MLB's next knuckleballer — and the Detroit Tigers' first knuckleballer since Steve Sparks in the early 2000s.