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The Florida Complex League wrapped their season on Saturday. That natural break provides us with an excellent opportunity to check in on the Tigers’ up-and-comers who spent their season representing one of the team’s two squads in the FCL. Although many of the players who spend time there aren’t household names yet, it’s a very

Columbus Clippers 8, Toledo Mud Hens 4 (box) The Clippers jumped on starter Pedro Payano for six runs and cruised to victory over the Hens on Sunday. After three-run burst in both the first and the top of the fourth, the Clippers were already up 6-0. In the bottom of the inning, Riley Greene led

Going into this weekend series, the Rays probably thought they were primed for a good opportunity to help solidify their postseason berth while playing against a sub-.500 team for the second time in as many weeks. But if there’s one thing the Rays likely learned after their recent series in the Motor City, it’s that

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Former Tigers catcher Alex Avila will retire at the end of the 2021 MLB season, according to a report from Maria Torres of The Athletic. Avila, 34, is currently playing out his final season in a part-time role with the Washington Nationals. The bulk of Avila’s 13-year career came with the Tigers. He spent eight

The Detroit Tigers finally got back on the winning track yesterday with a victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-3, behind a commendable performance by the bullpen. The road win gives the team a chance to split the four-game series after dropping the first two on Thursday and Friday. Today marks game No. 150 on

The Tigers built an early lead in this one, and while it got dicey here and there, they held on to take the game by a final score of 4-3. Things got off to another volatile start on Saturday. Akil Baddoo didn’t lead off with a homer like he did on Friday, but he did

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So far, not good for the Detroit Tigers in their four-game road series against the Tampa Bay Rays. After dropping the first game on Thursday night, 5-2, the good guys made a valiant effort to even the series but fell short in extra innings, 7-4. Because it is an even number of games between the

Game Two of a four-game weekend set against the Rays in the cozy confines of Ye Olde Trop, after Tampa Bay won the first game on Thursday, saw the Tigers drop another one, 7-4 in 10 innings. Detroit took the lead in the second inning and held it for some time, but the Rays tied

This weekend’s four-game road series between the Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Rays got off to a clunky start on Thursday night when the visitors fell to the hometown boys, 5-2, in a game that the good guys got beat by a superior bullpen. The good news is that the Tigers get three more tries

Toledo Mud Hens 5, Columbus Clippers 1 (box) Another outstanding outing from Mark Leiter Jr. headlined this one as the Mud Hens wrapped up the International League’s Midwest Division. Leiter spun seven innings of one-run ball, absolutely dominating an admittedly poor Clippers’ lineup with 11 strikeouts. Isaac Paredes started the scoring for the second straight

The Tampa Bay Rays’ typically deep, talented bullpen was too much for the Tigers’ offense in this one. A bit of sloppy defense and no batted ball luck doomed Detroit to a 5-2 loss in the first of four from Tropicana Park. Tyler Alexander put together a very Tyler Alexander outing in this one. For

Considering the success of the Detroit Tigers already this season, it’s a trick to figure out what’s left to be gained over the season’s final weeks. They’ve found numerous young players who are filling roles, built a pretty good bullpen, and tested and failed players who don’t have a part in the future. But, while

At present, there are only 19 catchers whose portraits hang in the hallowed halls of Cooperstown. In terms of underrepresented positions, only third basemen have fewer inductees at 17 (this is not including designated hitters). Of course, when players are elected to the Hall of Fame, it is the entire story of their career that