Beth Harris Associated Press Published 4:55 AM EDT Sep 4, 2020 Louisville, Ky. — The Kentucky Derby dream of Victor Martinez is over. The former Detroit Tiger owns King Guillermo, who was set to run in Saturday’s 146th Derby. But Martinez and trainer Juan Carlos Avila decided Thursday to scratch the colt because of a fever.
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The Tigers announced that they’ve designated right-hander David McKay for assignment. His roster spot will go to infielder Zack Short, whom the Tigers acquired from the Cubs for outfielder Cameron Maybin on Monday. The 25-year-old McKay is in his second season with the Detroit organization, which claimed him off waivers from the Mariners in August
Though the 2020 season has been an unusual one by all measures, this year’s Trade Deadline was still plenty exciting. When it was all said and done, a total of 20 prospects who ranked among their team’s Top 30 prospects had been dealt — a group headlined by No. 59 overall prospect Taylor Trammell. In
Tony Paul The Detroit News Published 6:35 PM EDT Sep 3, 2020 Detroit — Zack Short is finally going to get to play some baseball. Short, the shortstop (go figure!) acquired by Detroit from the Chicago Cubs at the trade deadline this week, was assigned Thursday to the Tigers’ 40-man roster and will be making his way
Tony Paul The Detroit News Published 6:37 PM EDT Sep 3, 2020 Detroit — In this year of 2020, where every day seemingly brings one heartbreaking headline after another, the Tigers actually have provided a welcome distraction. They entered this shortened baseball season as a total afterthought, having lost 310 games and having drafted first overall
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 5:09 PM EDT Sep 3, 2020 Detroit Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull needed a bit of wiggle room, and that’s exactly what his teammates gave him with a three-run first inning. The offense set the tone early once again for the Tigers (17-17), but it wasn’t enough to carry them through Turnbull’s rough five-walk
The starting rotation for the Detroit Tigers has not gone deep in games this season, which means we have seen the bullpen arms more. Which arms have been the most reliable? The Detroit Tigers start a critical stretch of games as they head to Minnesota to take on the Twins starting tomorrow. They are coming
By Marcus Hersh Daily Racing Form Published 4:59 PM EDT Sep 3, 2020 As a young man in Venezuela, Juan Carlos Avila, like many Venezuelan youths, had designs on becoming a professional baseball player. He tried second base, third base, and then realized the whole enterprise was a dead end. “I tried to make myself
Dana Gauruder Special to the Free Press Published 1:34 PM EDT Sep 3, 2020 More than 20,000 thoroughbreds were foaled in 2017. Only 18 of them, barring a late scratch, will make it to the starting gate of the rescheduled Kentucky Derby. Former Detroit Tigers slugger Victor Martinez, owner of Victoria’s Ranch, overcame enormous odds and
DETROIT — The Tigers have teamed up with other Detroit pro sports organizations to partner with the Michigan Secretary of State’s office in an effort to support and encourage voter participation in the city and throughout Michigan. The Tigers have made Comerica Park available to host a ballot drop box DETROIT — The Tigers have
Jonathan Schoop has been doing it all for the Tigers in the first half of the 2020 season. Check out http://MLB.com/video for more! About MLB.com: About MLB.com: Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League Club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of Baseball’s Internet operations into
On Thursday, Major League Baseball announced the 30 club nominees for the 2020 Roberto Clemente Award, an annual recognition of the MLB player who best represents the game through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field. The nominees will be officially recognized next Wednesday, marking the 19th annual
DETROIT – The Tigers on Thursday added four prospects to their player pool, providing an opportunity to get some late-season training and instruction at the team’s alternate training site in Toledo, Ohio. Outfielder Parker Meadows, the No. 13 prospect in MLB Pipeline’s Tigers prospect rankings, was added along with right-handers DETROIT – The Tigers on
By Steve Adams | September 3, 2020 at 9:30am CDT The flurry of trades leading up to the deadline created some vacancies in teams’ player pools, and we’ve continued to see a few clubs add prospects to their ranks even in the days since the deadline as they look to get said players some vital
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 10:41 AM EDT Sep 3, 2020 A crowd of 46,687 fans crammed into Shea Stadium on April 5, 1983, for Tom Seaver’s return to the New York Mets on Opening Day. Spending six years with the Cincinnati Reds, the Hall of Famer was finally back where it all began.
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 8:23 AM EDT Sep 3, 2020 The Detroit Tigers are trying to do the unthinkable. For the last four years, the organization has asked followers to wait until the top prospects join forces at the big-league level to jump-start another stretch of winning seasons. At some point, hefty free-agent signings
Keston Hiura hit a three-run homer and Eric Sogard launched a go-ahead sac fly in the 7th in the Brewers’ 8-5 win over the Tigers | 9/2/20 Don’t forget to subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/mlb Follow us elsewhere too: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mlb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mlb TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/share/user/6569247715560456198 Visit our site for all baseball news, stats and scores! https://www.mlb.com/
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 4:44 AM EDT Sep 3, 2020 Milwaukee – Ineffectively wild. That will be the epitaph on the death of the Tigers six-game winning streak. Ten walks and two hit batsmen led to six runs as the Milwaukee Brewers came back from a 4-0 deficit and beat the Tigers 8-5 at Miller
The 2020 season is suddenly down to a 3 1/2-week super sprint, and now that the dust has settled from the Trade Deadline, it’s go-time for MLB’s 30 clubs. Whether a team is one of the many still in the hunt for a postseason spot or is starting to turn its gaze toward 2021, these
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 12:25 AM EDT Sep 3, 2020 Detroit Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull needed a bit of wiggle room, and that’s exactly what his teammates gave him with a three-run first inning. The offense set the precedent early once again for the Tigers (17-17), but it wasn’t enough to carry them through Turnbull’s rough