Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — The name may sound familiar. Tigers on Monday signed left-handed reliever Ian Krol to a minor-league contract, with an invitation to spring training. Krol, who is entering his age-30 season, pitched in 78 games for the Tigers in 2014 and 2015. He’s also pitched for the Nationals
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DETROIT — Six years after Ian Krol last pitched out of the Tigers’ bullpen, he’ll be back with the club for Spring Training in a comeback attempt. The Tigers announced Monday that they’ve signed the lefty reliever to a Minor League contract with a non-roster invite to big league camp. DETROIT — Six years after
The start of the winter leagues in both Venezuela and Puerto Rico means that even more prospects have begun their offseason campaigns since MLB Pipeline’s last winter leagues update, which focused on prospects playing in either Mexico or the Dominican Republic. With four different leagues now in full swing, and The start of the winter
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila on free agency: ‘We’ll see where it takes us’ Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila stopped by The Corner Ballpark on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, and spoke about his approach to the offseason. Detroit Tigers shortstop Sergio Alcantara is having
The Tigers have a rich history as one of the American League’s charter franchises, including four World Series titles, 11 AL pennants and five 100-win seasons. But Detroit boasts just as much individual success: 12 American League Most Valuable Players, five AL Cy Young winners and five AL Rookie of The Tigers have a rich
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — This is media week for managers across baseball. With no Winter Meetings, Major League Baseball is rolling out its managers in a series of Zoom conferences, as well as on radio, television and other digital platforms. Tigers new skipper AJ Hinch, who will meet with reporters across the
Tom Withers | Associated Press The Cleveland Indians are changing their name — they just don’t know to what or when. Expressing that “it’s time,” owner Paul Dolan said that after months of internal discussions and meetings with groups, including Native Americans who have sought to have the team stop using a moniker many deem
The Detroit Tigers could be major players in free agency this offseason. The Detroit Tigers have been a laughingstock over the last few seasons, as they have routinely been relegated to the bottom of the AL Central standings. However, there is a reason for optimism in both the short and long term given their stockpile…
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila on free agency: ‘We’ll see where it takes us’ Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila stopped by The Corner Ballpark on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, and spoke about his approach to the offseason. Detroit Tigers infielders Jeimer Candelario and Willi
Tom Withers | Associated Press Cleveland — The Cleveland Indians are changing their name after 105 years. Citing three people familiar with the decision, the New York Times reported Sunday night that the team is moving away from a name considered racist. The Indians have been internally discussing a potential name change for months. ESPN and
Tom Withers | Associated Press Cleveland — The Cleveland Indians are changing their name after 105 years. Citing three people familiar with the decision, the New York Times reported Sunday night that the team is moving away from a name considered racist for decades. The Indians have been internally discussing a potential name change for
Hall of Fame voting season seems like it comes a little earlier each year, but this year — when last December seems like both 20 years and 20 minutes ago — it feels out of both space and time. The world is a very confusing place these days. Still, Hall of Fame voting season it
Derek Wallbank | Bloomberg News Cleveland’s baseball team plans to drop the word “Indians” from its name, the New York Times reports, citing three people familiar with the decision. ESPN later confirmed the decision. The team doesn’t have a plan for its new name yet, and could use the Indians name for the 2021 season
The 2020 season was short on games, but packed with unbelievable plays. The pandemic-shortened campaign still delivered a plethora of memorable moments and awe-inspiring physical feats, and Statcast was there tracking every part of the latter. On Sunday, MLB Network picked out the very best plays for each of the 30 MLB clubs for its
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila on free agency: ‘We’ll see where it takes us’ Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila stopped by The Corner Ballpark on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, and spoke about his approach to the offseason. Underneath his mask, Detroit Tigers general manager
By TC Zencka | December 12, 2020 at 6:40pm CDT Tigers GM Al Avila wants to remain patient and disciplined this winter when it comes to augmenting their young core through free agency, writes Chris McCosky of the Detroit News. Detroit will look to add a catcher, corner outfielder and first baseman, as well as
The Tigers are no stranger to the Rule 5 Draft. They’ve been near-annual participants in recent years, and have managed to find useful Major League players out of other teams’ farm systems as a result. This year was no different, as Detroit selected outfielder Akil Baddoo from Minnesota. Rule 5 Draft coverage The Rule 5
Jake Seiner | Associated Press Years before he became commissioner of the Alaska Baseball League, Chris Beck pointed to the 6-foot-7 slugger in the Anchorage Glacier Pilots’ uniform and told his son to say hello. Beck had a feeling about the freshman from Fresno State – a towering outfielder named Aaron Judge. “I told my
DETROIT — With baseball’s Winter Meetings going virtual, Tigers general manager Al Avila has been relatively quiet about the team’s offseason plans. On Friday, he shed a little light on Detroit’s Hot Stove while speaking at The Players Alliance Pull-Up Neighbor Tour event, where former outfielder Cameron Maybin, reliever John Schreiber, pitching coach Chris Fetter
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila on free agency: ‘We’ll see where it takes us’ Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila stopped by The Corner Ballpark on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, and spoke about his approach to the offseason. The Detroit Tigers were in attendance for