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DETROIT — Tarik Skubal noted last week that his favorite memory from three-plus years of playing with  Miguel Cabrera was watching him homer through the snow on Opening Day in 2021. “He slides into second base because he doesn’t know it’s a homer,” Skubal recalled. “I couldn’t tell if it was a homer; I was

Opening Day is right around the corner. The Arizona Fall League begins play next Monday, Oct. 2, and runs through the championship game on Nov. 11. Known as a prospect finishing school, the AFL has boasted some big names in recent years like 2023 rookies Jordan Walker, Triston Casas and Jordan Lawlar as well as

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Last season was bittersweet for Detroit’s Double-A affiliate. The Erie SeaWolves made it to the Eastern League Championship Series, but were no-hit in a winner-take-all Game 3 15-0 loss to the Somerset Patriots. This season was a completely different story. Erie won all four of its playoff games, capping the run with a 10-0 victory

DETROIT — Akil Baddoo told the story last week of how Miguel Cabrera rewarded him two years ago for homering on the first pitch he saw in the Majors. “Guys were saying before the game, ‘MLB’s going to give you a Rolex if you hit a first-pitch home run,’” Baddoo said. “I was like, ‘Are

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DETROIT — Jeff Greenberg remembers the first time he met his new boss, Scott Harris. The Cubs had just hired Harris in 2012 as director of baseball operations, and Greenberg was working in the department. “I was actually the guy who opened the door and brought him into the office and showed him his office

As summer ebbs into fall, Minor League Baseball has started to reveal its end-of-season award winners and All-Star teams. Last week it was the three Single-A and High-A circuits. Now it’s time to reveal this year’s Double-A honors, as voted on by league managers. In the Southern League, Tampa Bay phenom Junior Caminero picked up

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. The celebration begins Friday’s 6:40 p.m. ET game against the Guardians. Pregame festivities will focus on Miggy “The Person,” noting his Venezuelan roots, his connection with fans and his impact

DETROIT — Dr. Sonia Acosta, who was born and raised in Mexico, never thought a former American peace activist would motivate her to live a life of community service. “I was inspired in one of my history classes by what Jane Addams did,” Acosta said. “She would have low-income people come to a big house to

OAKLAND — Out of contention for the ninth straight season and guaranteed to finish the year with a losing record, the Tigers are playing to establish a solid foundation for the future. Detroit’s success away from Comerica Park is one indication that better times may be ahead soon. Playing in their 2023 road finale, the

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OAKLAND — After the Tigers were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention on Friday, manager A.J. Hinch spoke to his club. Not to lament a season that fell short of the playoffs, but rather to emphasize the growth they’ve shown in 2023. After all, Detroit remained technically in the conversation until almost the final week of

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OAKLAND — With every game he plays and each hit that drops in Miguel Cabrera‘s final weeks in the big leagues, his illustrious 21-year career can only be measured in comparison with those of baseball’s biggest legends.  With his fourth-inning two-bagger in the Tigers’ 8-2 loss to the A’s on Friday night at the Coliseum,

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Feel the crispness in the air. Fall is on our doorstep, and you know what that means: We’ll see you in the desert. The Arizona Fall League announced its 2023 rosters Friday with several of baseball’s top young talents scattered across the six rosters in the Grand Canyon State’s Valley of the Sun. Ten of

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. The days are dwindling for Miguel Cabrera as a baseball player. He can feel it now. As his 21st, and final, Major League season nears an end, retirement feels

OAKLAND — Pitching with his own lively cheering section just behind the Tigers’ dugout along the first-base line, Tarik Skubal was in his element on Thursday night at the Coliseum. Armed with an arsenal of pitches that saw the left-hander offer up the most changeups he’s thrown in a single start in his career (32),

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