By TC Zencka | December 11, 2020 at 12:13pm CDT Southpaw Wei-Yin Chen has agreed to join the Hanshin Tigers for 2021, per MLB Insider Jon Heyman (via Twitter). The terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed. Chen’s MLB career began when the Taiwanese lefty signed a three-year guarantee worth $11.3MM with the
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Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — Cars were lined up for miles Friday afternoon, clogging Rosa Parks Boulevard on both sides of the freeway and wrapping around the site of old Tiger Stadium, waiting patiently to pull up to the big black semi-truck parked on Cochrane Street. The truck belonged to The Players
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption MLB top free agents going into 2021 season include Trevor Bauer Trevor Bauer, J.T. Realmuto, George Springer and multiple Gold Glove winners headline a solid free agency class heading into the 2021 MLB season. Who makes sense for the Detroit Tigers? Three weeks into the
Rob Maaddi | Associated Press Philadelphia — Whether rebuilding or reloading, small market or large, Dave Dombrowski has been a big success at every major league stop. His next challenging project: a Philadelphia Phillies team that’s gone nine years without a winning record. Dombrowski is set to join the Phillies as president of baseball operations, according
The 2020 Rule 5 Draft is now in the books, and there’s no doubt the 18 players taken in the Major League phase on Thursday, not to mention the 14 teams acquiring players, hope they stick in the big leagues for all of 2021 and beyond. History tells us that’s unlikely to happen. While a
Associated Press Philadelphia — The Philadelphia Phillies have hired longtime baseball executive Dave Dombrowski as president of baseball operations, according to two people familiar with the decision. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday night because the team hadn’t announced the move. An official announcement is expected Friday, according to
By TC Zencka,Steve Adams and Connor Byrne | December 10, 2020 at 2:39pm CDT The Tigers have added former outfielder Jose Cruz Jr. to their major league coaching staff, the team announced. He’ll “focus on hitting instruction,” according to the Tigers. While the Tigers didn’t name an exact role for Cruz, it appears he will
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Ex-Detroit Tiger: AJ Hinch ‘one of the smartest’ in baseball Former Detroit Tigers outfielder Cameron Maybin checks in Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, to discuss the Players Alliance, AJ Hinch and free agency. The Detroit Tigers are taking a chance on outfielder Akil Baddoo. The 22-year-old
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News ‘Tis the season for buying – and the Tigers hope they found a bargain Thursday when they grabbed Twins outfielder Akil Baddoo with the third pick in MLB’s Rule 5 Draft. Baddoo, 22, has a lyrical name destined for significant Tigers jersey sales should he find a season-long 2021
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Casey Mize no-hitter: Final outs from his Double-A Erie masterpiece No-hitter highlights from Casey Mize’s Double-A debut April 29, 2019. His pitching line: 9 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 1 HBP, 7 Ks, 98 pitches. Three words salvaged minor league baseball in Erie,
Akil Baddoo hasn’t played in a game in nearly two years thanks to Tommy John surgery in 2019 and the coronavirus pandemic in ’20. He has yet to play above Class A ball. If all goes to plan, his next game will be in a Tigers uniform, roaming the vast Akil Baddoo hasn’t played in
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Watch: Detroit Tigers introduce AJ Hinch as manager Detroit Tigers owner Christopher Ilitch and GM Al Avila introduce new manager AJ Hinch, Oct. 30, 2020. With the No. 3 pick in Thursday’s Rule 5 draft, the Detroit Tigers selected outfielder Akil Baddoo from the Minnesota
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News With their outfield in need of any and all help, the Tigers added a low-cost candidate Thursday when they plucked Akil Baddoo from the Minnesota Twins as the third overall pick in the 2020 MLB Rule 5 Draft. Baddoo, who is from Conyers, Georgia, is a 22-year-old, left-handed hitter who
The Rule 5 Draft starts at noon ET, and the picks will be updated below as they’re made. In order to make a selection, a team must have space on its 40-man roster. Here’s a look at the Draft order and the number of players each team currently has on The Rule 5 Draft starts
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Willi Castro: ‘Really cool’ to finish top 5 in AL Rookie of Year Detroit Tigers shortstop Willi Castro talks Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, about finishing tied for fourth in the American League Rookie of the Year voting. The Detroit Tigers are watching from
The Detroit Tigers social media team couldn’t help but throw some shade towards fans of the New York Yankees. When it comes to fanbases, none is more virtually hated on than the New York Yankees. They do have some tough competition in the form of the Houston Astros due to the 2017 sign-stealing scandal, but…
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Once again, it’s time for that (somewhat) blind gift-package grab known in MLB Land as the Rule 5 Draft. It happens at noon Thursday and the Tigers, as has been their annual habit, figure to be involved in the 2020 roster gamble, which enables big-league teams to select —
Cameron Maybin is a three-time former Tiger, most recently before being traded to the Cubs at the end of August, but the free-agent outfielder still has a place in his heart for Michigan. So when The Players Alliance brings its Pull-Up Neighbor Tour to Detroit and Flint on Friday, Maybin Cameron Maybin is a three-time
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Watch: Detroit Tigers introduce AJ Hinch as manager Detroit Tigers owner Christopher Ilitch and GM Al Avila introduce new manager AJ Hinch, Oct. 30, 2020. The Detroit Tigers avoided major changes in their farm system, as expected. On Wednesday, the Tigers announced the four teams receiving invitations to
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — The Tigers’ player development ladder has maintained essentially the same rungs, but they will in a different order under Major League Baseball’s new agreement with minor league baseball. The Tigers, as The Detroit News reported on Nov. 12, have invited four familiar affiliates to be part of their developmental system.