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Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 6:29 PM EDT Sep 16, 2020 Detroit — No, Niko Goodrum did not love it. If he had his druthers, he’d be finishing up the season where he started — at shortstop — especially since he played well there defensively (plus-2 defensive runs saved). Bad enough that the first time he

Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 2:11 PM EDT Sep 16, 2020 Detroit — Nothing wrong with being optimistic. The Tigers on Wednesday released the 2021 Grapefruit League schedule for spring training in Lakeland, Florida. Obviously, the schedule is contingent upon whatever COVID-19 protocols are in place next February and March. It will be the Tigers’

Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 10:48 PM EDT Sep 15, 2020 Detroit — Maybe it’s a split-personality thing with Matthew Boyd. Because the left-handed pitcher wearing No. 48 Tuesday scarcely resembled the guy who got tagged for seven runs and needed 78 pitches to get nine outs a week ago against the Brewers. This

Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 6:13 PM EDT Sep 15, 2020 Detroit — It was expected that Niko Goodrum would return off the injured list Tuesday. But starting at second base? Didn’t see that coming. “I told him he was playing second base and he said, whatever, he just wants to play,” manager Ron Gardenhire

Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 6:36 PM EDT Sep 15, 2020 Detroit — He grew up attending games at Comerica Park and dreaming of wearing the Old English D on his jersey one day.  That day has come for catcher Eric Haase. “I get chills just thinking about it,” said the Dearborn Divine Child product and

Ronald Blum Associated Press Published 5:32 PM EDT Sep 15, 2020 New York — The World Series will be played entirely at the Texas Rangers’ new ballpark in Arlington, Texas, as part of a bubble agreement between Major League Baseball and the players’ association, the first time the sport’s championship will be played entirely at one site

Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 3:23 PM EDT Sep 14, 2020 Detroit – There comes a point in every baseball season – apparently even in a 60-game season – when will and want-to collide with reality, when spit and grit gets trumped by superior talent, when all the intangibles in the world can’t save you

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 8:53 PM EDT Sep 13, 2020 Chicago — All that talk about a chase for a wild-card spot, and making the playoffs, and how wonderful and unexpected it would be, yes, it was fun. But it’s likely, very likely, not going to happen. Heading into play Sunday, the Tigers stood

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 7:06 PM EDT Sep 13, 2020 Chicago — The Lions weren’t the only team to lose to a Chicago team. Now, granted, that loss was gut-wrenching and somewhat unexplainable, with most sports fans in Detroit living and dying on every play. Back here in Chicago, the Tigers lost, 5-2, to

Lynn Henning The Detroit News Published 2:13 PM EDT Sep 13, 2020 The minor-league season has been canceled, but the development of the Tigers’ prospects is still a critical aspect of the team’s rebuild. In this series, Lynn Henning will take a look at some of the key players. Today: Matt Manning. From a strict

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 11:33 PM EDT Sep 12, 2020 Chicago — Given that football season is beginning, scoreboards are getting some work again, it’s probably fitting the Tigers are jumping right in. Allowing touchdowns — plural that is — in multiple games this week and playing the role of tackling dummies. Tough, tough five-game

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 7:57 PM EDT Sep 12, 2020 Chicago – This is something Ramon Santiago wanted to do, felt he needed to do. His wife and kids were born in the United States and were, obviously, citizens. After years of living in this country, Santiago wanted to be, too. Thursday, while

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 12:35 AM EDT Sep 12, 2020 Chicago — Casey Mize made things awfully interesting for five innings — then everything went awry. Though it wasn’t necessarily all Mize’s fault, in what turned out to be a 4-3 Tigers’ loss Friday. Mize no-hit the White Sox through five innings, but

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 11:26 PM EDT Sep 11, 2020 Chicago — Casey Mize made things awfully interesting for five innings – then everything went awry. Though it wasn’t necessarily all Mize’s fault, in what turned out to be a 4-3 Tigers’ loss Friday. Mize no-hit the White Sox through five innings. But

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 7:13 PM EDT Sep 11, 2020 Chicago — In professional sports, it’s all about taking advantage of your opportunity. Bryan Garcia has been given one the last week, or so, and he’s doing something with it. Garcia has had the chance to close two of the last three games the

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 9:46 PM EDT Sep 10, 2020 The Tigers completed a short, quick, and ultimately, somewhat successful Thursday in St. Louis. Jordan Zimmermann pitched well in his season debut, then red-hot Jeimer Candelario sparked seventh-inning rally with a two-run single, and Jorge Bonifacio added a two-run home run, as the

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 5:05 PM EDT Sep 10, 2020 From an optimistic point of view, the Tigers scored some runs and didn’t give up as many as they did the night before. So, there’s that. But there’s no sugarcoating it: For the second consecutive day, the Tigers were pounded, this time 12-2  in

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 6:22 PM EDT Sep 10, 2020 From an optimistic point of view, the Tigers scored some runs and didn’t give up as many as they did the night before. So, there’s that. But there’s no sugarcoating it: For the second consecutive day, the Tigers were pounded, this time 12-2  in

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 4:18 PM EDT Sep 10, 2020 Alan Trammell was back in a Detroit Tigers uniform, and on the field, Thursday in St. Louis. They probably could have used him as a player, but the Hall of Famer was the first-base coach. Manager Ron Gardenhire shuffled his coaching staff since third-base coach

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 4:44 AM EDT Sep 10, 2020 Detroit — On a dreary day at Comerica Park, the Tigers played an ever bleaker game of baseball. Playoff chase, and talk of that? The Tigers were only a game from the wild-card chase heading into Wednesday afternoon. Sure, the standings say it’s possible, but