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John Niyo The Detroit News Published 11:00 PM EDT Sep 9, 2020 Call it a happy accident before an ugly crash. Or a silver lining on an overcast day. Or a bit of progress, if you must, despite all that budding optimism taking a serious beating Wednesday But even as you count all the extra-base hits

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 5:58 PM EDT Sep 9, 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

Tony Paul The Detroit News Published 5:51 PM EDT Sep 9, 2020 Detroit — The Tigers have had far worse teams. They’ve had many more consequential losses. But you could make a strong case that the Tigers have never played a worse game than they did Wednesday at Comerica Park. The 19-0 loss was their worst

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 1:00 PM EDT Sep 9, 2020 Detroit – Daz Cameron was understandably excited to be wearing a Tigers uniform Wednesday, making his major league debut. But the outfielder was also deeply appreciative and thankful, after what Cameron had gone through this summer. Cameron came down with COVID-19 early in

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 1:57 PM EDT Sep 9, 2020 Detroit — No, it’s not Riley Greene. The Tigers called up outfielder Daz Cameron from their alternate training site in Toledo. He will start in right field at hit seventh in the lineup as the Tigers host the Brewers at Comerica Park on Wednesday

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 11:56 PM EDT Sep 8, 2020 Detroit — Let’s face it, a playoff chase might have been — and might be — a lot to ask of the Tigers. But they remain on the outskirts of a wild-card spot and keep the conversation going. A victory like Tuesday’s maintains hope.

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 6:38 PM EDT Sep 8, 2020 Detroit — This really doesn’t surprise manager Ron Gardenhire. The way Jeimer Candelario has been hitting this season, particularly of late, doesn’t shock Gardenhire given Candelario’s history. “He’s kind of doing what he’s done at other places,” said Gardenhire, noting Candelario’s success in the Dominican

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 5:02 PM EDT Sep 8, 2020 Detroit — You could sense the progress from Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire pretty early in his Zoom chat with the media before Tuesday’s game. The voice was strong and clear and, best of all, the appetite was back. “Just had a ham and cheese sandwich,

Ronald Blum and Ben Walker Associated Press Published 3:52 PM EDT Sep 8, 2020 New York — Gene Budig, the self-effacing educator and baseball fan from small-town Nebraska who became the head of three major universities and the last president of the American League, died Tuesday. He was 81. His death was announced by the commissioner’s office

Jerry Green Special to The Detroit News Published 9:11 PM EDT Sep 7, 2020 Detroit — It was bedlam. The Tigers had just clinched the World Series in St. Louis with an epic comeback, 52 years ago. In the middle of the clubhouse, Denny McLain was vigorously shaking a magnum of champagne and firing the liquid

Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 8:28 PM EDT Sep 7, 2020 Minneapolis — This isn’t about moral victories or silver linings anymore for the Tigers. Yes, they played some good baseball in this series. Evidence of growth, individually and collectively, was apparent in every game. But, when they boarded the flight home Monday night,

Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 5:06 PM EDT Sep 7, 2020 Minneapolis – The Tigers have come from behind to win baseball games 11 times this season. But there was no comeback coming on Monday. The Twins scored four times in the third inning and beat the Tigers 6-2, winning four out of five

Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 3:02 PM EDT Sep 7, 2020 Minneapolis – Defensive indifference. When is it OK for the defense to be indifferent in baseball? The Tigers played a situation absolutely by the book in the ninth inning on Saturday, and yet it made for a fun debate. “All day long,” shortstop

Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 2:43 PM EDT Sep 7, 2020 Minneapolis – Tigers bench coach Lloyd McClendon was there from the start with Victor Reyes. He remembers looking at this shy, skinny kid the Tigers took in the Rule 5 draft back in 2018 and shaking his head. The bat he was holding looked thicker

Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 4:37 AM EDT Sep 7, 2020 Minneapolis — The Tigers may have to give the visiting clubhouse attendants a little extra in the tip jar when they leave here on Tuesday. They made a bit of a mess in the shower area Sunday. “They put me in a cart, a

Hillel Italie Published 9:51 PM EDT Sep 6, 2020 New York — Hall of Famer Lou Brock, one of baseball’s signature leadoff hitters and base stealers who helped the St. Louis Cardinals win three pennants and two World Series titles in the 1960s, has died. He was 81. Dick Zitzmann, Brock’s longtime agent and friend,

Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 8:05 PM EDT Sep 6, 2020 Minneapolis — Their fight level is off the charts with this team.  The Tigers, trying to snap a four-game losing skid, trailed the Twins 6-2 and 7-5 Sunday but wouldn’t stop hitting the baseball.   And when Grayson Greiner’s fly ball off reliever Sergio

Tony Paul The Detroit News Published 3:07 PM EDT Sep 6, 2020 The biggest moment of Mario Impemba’s broadcasting career could’ve happened when he was just a major-league rookie, on Sept. 6, 1995. But it didn’t. Because he didn’t think he deserved it. On the night Cal Ripken played his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking Lou

Lynn Henning The Detroit News Published 1:32 PM EDT Sep 6, 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: Dillon Dingler. Bill Freehan was

Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 1:45 PM EDT Sep 6, 2020 Minneapolis – Joe Jimenez wasn’t going to let this go without setting the record straight. It wasn’t so much that Miguel Sano made a spectacle of his home run celebration in the seventh inning Saturday night. He drove one of Jimenez’s hanging sliders