On this date five years ago, the Tigers agreed to terms with Jordan Zimmermann on a five-year, $110MM deal. The Wisconsin native expressed a preference to return to the Midwest after spending the first eight-plus years of his pro career in the Nationals’ organization. At the time, Zimmermann looked a reliable bet to log #2 starter
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Kirkland Crawford | Detroit Free Press Bob Miller, one of the former Philadelphia Phillies’ “Whiz Kids” who went on to be the longtime head coach of Detroit Mercy baseball, died on Saturday at the age of 94. Miller coached the Titans from 1965-2001, leading to 25 winning seasons in 36 years, a 1965 NCAA tournament
Kirkland Crawford | Detroit Free Press Bob Miller, one of the former Philadelphia Phillies’ “Whiz Kids” who went on to be the longtime head coach of Detroit Mercy baseball, died on Saturday at the age of 94. Miller coached the Titans from 1965-2001, leading to 25 winning seasons in 36 years, a 1965 NCAA tournament
Tony Paul | The Detroit News Bob Miller, a Detroit native who was a pitcher for the legendary 1959 Philadelphia Phillies “Whiz Kids” team that lost to the New York Yankees in the World Series, and and after his playing career returned to his alma mater, University of Detroit, to coach baseball for nearly four
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 are gearing up to make decisions — some easier than others — regarding nine arbitration-eligible players: Matthew Boyd,
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Maybe this worked out, after all. In a year when we were advised to keep Thanksgiving on the light side, minus the usual stream of friends and family who otherwise arrived at noon for drinks, more drinks, and at some point dinner, all the privacy a pandemic imposed in
Teams had until last Friday at 6 p.m. ET to decide which of their prospects would be added to the 40-man roster and protected from being taken by another team in the Rule 5 Draft on Dec. 10. When it was all said and done, 86 players who rank among their team’s Top 30 prospects
We had Major League Baseball in 2020, and that’s something we can all be thankful for in a year that was awful on so many levels. There were times it felt like we wouldn’t even have baseball to provide a bit of distraction from the pain and fear. Maybe that’s why we appreciated games, highlights,
Matthew Boyd was the Tigers’ Opening Day starter four months ago after spending part of the coronavirus shutdown keeping his arm fresh throwing long-toss in local parks. He was the team’s player representative for the MLB Players Association in the clubhouse this season, helping guide them through negotiations to play Matthew Boyd was the Tigers’
The Houston Astros are debating the unthinkable, and might trade away Carlos Correa. Per Ken Rosenthal’s reporting, Astros owner Jim Crane is reluctant to pay Correa the huge sum he’ll rightfully be asking for by next summer, when he becomes a free agent. But trading Correa would hinge on the ability of the Astros to
The Hot Stove season has been rather cool so far aside from new manager A.J. Hinch’s hire and a somewhat new coaching staff. But there are still some things for the Tigers and fans to think about as Thanksgiving nears and the non-tender date looms next week: 1) Why did The Hot Stove season has
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. Of the 19 Detroit Tigers participating in winter leagues this offseason, four are currently playing: third baseman Isaac Paredes and right-handers
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit – When Drew VerHagen said goodbye to his family and girlfriend in January, he figured he’d see them again in a couple of months. He had signed to pitch for the Nippon Ham-Fighters of the Japan Pacific League. He would send them plane tickets to Sapporo when he
A World Series champion has been crowned and free agency has begun, but the 2020 baseball season isn’t quite over yet. Winter leagues in Mexico and the Dominican Republic are underway and seasons in Australia and other countries are scheduled to start in the next few weeks. While winter ball A World Series champion has
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Tour the Detroit Tigers’ Dominican Republic academy Free Press sports writer Anthony Fenech tours the Detroit Tigers’ Dominican Republic academy in March 2020. Baseball and family are the reasons Detroit Tigers outfield prospect Roberto Campos defected from Cuba as a 13-year-old in 2016. His team won
The first impression when Comerica Park opened in 2000 was the cavernous dimensions. Back then, a home run to the left-field power alley required a 395-foot drive. The flagpole that currently sits at the back of the visiting bullpen was actually in play, requiring a 430-foot launch to reach from The first impression when Comerica
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 first three pitching prospects the Detroit Tigers protected from the Rule 5 draft were easy to predict: right-hander Matt Manning,
Associated Press | Detroit Free Press Dan Marowski, who worked for over a decade as an official scorer, mostly for the Detroit Tigers, has died. He was 65. Marowski’s son, Steve, said he died Thursday night. Marowski grew up in the Detroit area and got a master’s degree in English at Michigan. His family described
Gene Roof was a Triple-A outfielder in his late 20s in 1986 when new Tigers player development director Joe McDonald approached him with an offer. His playing days were numbered, but McDonald was interested in making Roof a coach for their Triple-A club in Toledo. One problem: Longtime Tigers general Gene Roof was a Triple-A
The Tigers announced that they’ve selected the contracts of right-handers Matt Manning, Alex Faedo, Alex Lange and left-hander Joey Wentz in advance of tonight’s deadline to protect players from the 2020 Rule 5 Draft. All four players were top 40 picks in their respective draft classes — Manning and Wentz in 2016, Faedo and Lange