Rob Maaddi | Associated Press Dick Allen hit the ball so hard, fans in Philadelphia started showing up in batting practice during his rookie season just to watch him hammer shots over the Coca-Cola sign atop the left-center field roof at Connie Mack Stadium. The rousing attention, he got that early. The rightful acclaim, sadly,
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DETROIT — The joy on Anthony Castro’s face following his Major League debut July 27 was one of the bright spots of the Tigers’ 2020 season. It turned out to be the right-hander’s only appearance with the club. The Tigers, facing a Monday deadline to clear a roster spot ahead DETROIT — The joy on
The Blue Jays have claimed right-hander Anthony Castro off waivers from the Tigers, per an announcement out of Detroit. The move drops the Tigers’ 40-man roster down to 39 players. Toronto has also claimed fellow righty Walker Lockett from the Mariners, according to Seattle. The Jays now have a full 40-man roster. Castro, 25, made
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers infielder Zack Short found out he was traded on golf course Detroit Tigers infielder Zack Short speaks Dec. 2, 2020, about being traded from the Cubs and how he’s preparing for the 2021 season. The Detroit Tigers have waived right-handed reliever Anthony Castro
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — It was a day he will never forget. July 27, Tigers hosting the Royals at Comerica Park, a moment he’d waited seven years for. Didn’t matter that it was the ninth inning of a blowout loss, Anthony Castro finally made his big-league debut. “Today we make history,” he
The Tigers have a history of big deals at baseball’s Winter Meetings, much of it dating back to Dave Dombrowski’s 14-year tenure as team president/general manager. Few executives took better advantage of the opportunity to talk with other GMs and executives in person than Dombrowski, and his challenge of rebuilding The Tigers have a history
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. As if Detroit Tigers third baseman Jeimer Candelario didn’t do enough in the 2020 season, he’s back for more baseball.
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Tigers prospect Roberto Campos takes batting practice in Dominican Republic Detroit Tigers prospect Roberto Campos takes swings in the batting cage in the team’s Dominican Republic academy in March 2020. Detroit Tigers prospect Roberto Campos figures he could be the next Jose Abreu. He aims to
2020 was not, in a word, normal. It was difficult and discombobulating and altogether insane. I don’t know about you, but I am not necessarily sure I was always my best self in ’20. I can only hope ‘21 goes better, for me, for you, for all of us. Baseball wasn’t normal either. It was
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Somewhere from the moment he left Toledo the week of Sept. 20 and headed home to North Canton, Ohio, symptoms showed up. Fever. Chills. A diminished sense of taste. Then, the diagnosis: COVID-19 had blindsided another Tigers prospect, and another of the millions who have been slammed by a
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — Welcome to the virtual winter meetings. Instead of the entire industry converging on a convention center in Dallas this week — as was the plan pre-pandemic — front-office executives, managers, agents, athletic trainers and medical staffs, media-relations bosses, equipment reps, exhibitors and job seekers will conduct their business from
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila and his colleagues are facing a unique challenge
The Cubs are actively shopping Willson Contreras, but what teams make the most sense as potential destinations? There’s a fluid free agent market at the catcher position this offseason, with JT Realmuto and James McCann leading the way. Realmuto is expected to reset the market at the position, though such a deal could price some…
Jake Seiner | AP Sports Writer Major League Baseball and all 30 of its teams are suing their insurance providers, citing billions of dollars in losses during the 2020 season played almost entirely without fans due to the coronavirus pandemic. The suit, filed in October in California Superior Court in Alameda County, was obtained Friday
Normally this would be the time when the Hot Stove season would be buzzing, as people from around baseball gather for the Winter Meetings. Not surprisingly, the pandemic that has thrown so much of the sport into uncertainty has affected the Winter Meetings, too, putting those into a virtual format. Normally this would be the
As viable suitors emerge for free agent catcher J.T. Realmuto, there’s one team that should sign him but (probably?) won’t. J.T. Realmuto is the best catcher in baseball. He also happens to be a free agent. The team he has spent the last couple seasons with, the Philadelphia Phillies, are a prominent suitor even after…
Andrew Seligman | Associated Press Chicago — Len Kasper, the longtime TV play-by-play broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs, is joining the radio booth of the crosstown White Sox. Kasper, who spent 16 seasons on the North Side, will call games alongside former major leaguer Darrin Jackson. He replaces Andy Masur, who took over after longtime announcer
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Watch: How Detroit Tigers lefty Tarik Skubal was called up to MLB Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal shares how he got called up to the big leagues and how he wants to make an impact, Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. There wasn’t as much to evaluate
The Tigers have been quiet so far in free agency, but that might be about to change. While the initial group of free agents didn’t spur Detroit’s front office into action, this week’s group of non-tendered players might. Free agency has been a mixed bag for the Tigers the last The Tigers have been quiet
The 2020 baseball season just keeps rolling along. When we first checked in on top prospects playing internationally, games were only taking place in Mexico and the Dominican Republic. The Venezuelan winter league has since begun and play is set to begin in Puerto Rico next week. With that in The 2020 baseball season just