Tony Paul | The Detroit News Detroit — The Tigers haven’t done much winning lately. But they’re winning the offseason, on the back of a single move. They hired AJ Hinch to be their manager. Even if you disagree with the hire — and I’ve heard from many of you who aren’t at all thrilled about giving
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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. Alan Trammell doesn’t want to talk about AJ Hinch as a member of the 2003 Detroit Tigers. That’s because Hinch
Tony Paul | The Detroit News Go through the gallery above to view Tony Paul’s top 50 Major League Baseball free agents for 2020. Click here if you have trouble viewing the gallery. Unlike in the NHL, where free agency began with a flurry of moves mere moments after the signing period began, you can expect
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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. Detroit Tigers shortstop Willi Castro had quite the rookie season. In 36 games, the 23-year-old hit .349 with six home runs
We’ve all heard the overused axioms when it comes to baseball — “Wait ‘til Next Year,” “Hope Springs Eternal,” things of that nature. Every fan of every team that didn’t win one year wants to hold onto that optimism heading into a new season, right? The Twins made the playoffs We’ve all heard the overused
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit – Tigers general manager Al Avila has been very tip-lipped about his plans in free agency this winter. Understandably so. Not only is he loathe to tip his hand to the other 29 teams he’ll be bidding against, but probably never before has he entered an offseason with
The Tigers went 23-35 in 2020, finishing last in the American League Central for the third time in four years. But their rebuilding effort picked up pace with the arrival of top prospects Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal, Isaac Paredes, Daz Cameron; the continued development of shortstop Willi Castro and the The Tigers went 23-35 in
The offseason is only a few days old, but with election season in full swing, the past week has been a busy one for Major League Baseball and its 30 clubs. • Voting resources Joining most large corporations in the United States, MLB has been supporting voter education, registration and turnout, and civic engagement, ahead
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. The Detroit Tigers are just as lost as everyone else. The 60-game sprint amid the COVID-19
By Anthony Franco | November 1, 2020 at 2:29pm CDT Some notes from the American League: The Rangers reinstated a trio of players from the 60-day injured list this afternoon, per a team announcement. Right-hander José Leclerc and left-handers Brock Burke and Joe Palumbo are all back on the 40-man roster, bringing Texas’ tally to 35. Those three
The season, that remarkable season, hasn’t been over a week, and already everyone’s back to business. Players are becoming free agents, the Winter Meetings (virtual this year) are being scheduled and teams are figuring out what their rosters will look like in a 2021 that’s going to bring all of its own pressures and difficulties.
Associated Press | Associated Press Baltimore – The Baltimore Orioles have picked up the $3.5 million club contract option on shortstop José Iglesias, who provided a boost to the team last season despite a series of injuries. Iglesias batted .373 with three homers and 24 RBIs in 39 games in 2019, his first season with
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News It is the only news to have seriously blemished Tigers Instructional Camp, which wraps up its five-week run Saturday at the TigerTown complex, in Lakeland, Florida. Wilkel Hernandez, a 21-year-old, right-handed starter from La Carlota, Venezuela, and a man whose 6-foot-3 frame and high-rpm repertoire was hinting at down-the-road
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. Becky Hinch’s phone rang Jan. 13, at the climax of one of the dark moments in baseball history. She had
Jeff Seidel | 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 Houston Astros didn’t win the World Series until they traded for Justin Verlander in 2017. Yes, he came from
Associated Press | Associated Press Pittsburgh – Chris Archer’s $11 million option for 2021 has been declined by the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the 32-year-old right-hander became a free agent. Archer will receive a $250,000 buyout, completing a contract he agreed to with Tampa Bay in April 2014. The deal originally guaranteed $25.5 million over six
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit – It won’t happen here. What we saw in Game 6 of the World Series, with Rays manager Kevin Cash taking the ball from bewildered starter Blake Snell, who had allowed just two singles in 5.1 innings and was preserving a 1-0 lead in a do-or-die game —
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Watch: Detroit Tigers introduce A.J. Hinch as manager Detroit Tigers owner Christopher Ilitch and GM Al Avila introduce new manager A.J. Hinch, Oct. 30, 2020. The Detroit Tigers needed a bang. Owner Christopher Ilitch knew it. General manager Al Avila knew it. The fans knew it,
Carlos Monarrez | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption What’s next for Dodgers, Justin Turner after COVID debacle? What I’m Hearing: Our MLB insider Bob Nightengale breaks down what’s next for the Dodgers and Justin Turner after it was found he had a positive COVID-19 test during the clinching game of the World Series.