Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Joe Jimenez to Miguel Sano: ‘Don’t ever say something to me’ Detroit Tigers’ Joe Jimenez speaks Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020 about his dispute with Twins slugger Miguel Sano during Saturday’s 4-3 loss at Target Field. Joe Jimenez always understood the rules. The Detroit Tigers
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The Tigers are about to embark on their most interesting offseason in years, for many reasons. Their top prospects have finally started to arrive, and others are close enough to figure into the team’s planning for 2021. Their payroll has only one guaranteed contract for next season, albeit a big The Tigers are about to
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. Fredi Gonzalez was almost the candidate in 2017. The Detroit Tigers, recovering from the Brad
Ronald Blum | Associated Press New York — During an era when the Yankees won the World Series so routinely it was joked that rooting for them was like rooting for General Motors, their ace pitcher owned the most fitting nickname: “The Chairman of the Board.” Whitey Ford, the street-smart New Yorker who had the best winning
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 play-by-play broadcaster Matt Shepard won’t call himself a leader. He prefers to be
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Ex-Detroit Tiger Don Kelly reflects on time in Detroit Former Tiger Don Kelly, now the Houston Astros first base coach, talks about his time in Detroit. Filmed May 13, 2019. Detroit Tigers jack-of-all-trades and fan-favorite Don Kelly stepped to the plate in the top of
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Ex-Detroit Tiger Don Kelly reflects on time in Detroit Former Tiger Don Kelly, now the Houston Astros first base coach, talks about his time in Detroit. Filmed May 13, 2019. Detroit Tigers jack-of-all-trades and fan-favorite Don Kelly stepped to the plate in the top of
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News As report cards go, the five-year Tigers rebuild carries a grade of “incomplete.” And that probably saves Al Avila and Co. from the “F” a team’s win-loss record mandates. It has been 50 months since Avila got a Saturday morning call from late owner Mike Ilitch, informing him he
Associated Press | Associated Press New York – The price of qualifying offers for Major League Baseball free agents rose by $1.1 million to a record $18.9 million. Determined by the average of the top 125 major league contracts this year, the figure announced Thursday is based on full salaries, not the prorated pay that
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News As report cards go, the five-year Tigers rebuild carries a grade of “incomplete.” And that probably saves Al Avila and Co. from the “F” a team’s win-loss record mandates. It has been 50 months since Avila got a Saturday morning call from late owner Mike Ilitch, informing him he
Tony Paul | The Detroit News You can debate about whether the Detroit Tigers’ rebuild made progress in 2020. But the increased interest from the fans was evident in the television ratings for Fox Sports Detroit, which saw a 10% increase in Metro Detroit households tuning in and 7% growth in overall viewership from 2019.
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. Alex Cora has taken responsibility for his role in the 2017 Houston Astros sign-stealing
Bill Dow | Special to Detroit Free Press Free Press special writer Bill Dow continues his “where are they now” series about former Detroit Tigers players. Today’s profile is on Lance Parrish: How we remember him “The Big Wheel” was one of the best catchers in the major leagues in the 1980s and served as the
George Lombard put himself at the center of a historic moment in China. As a nonroster invitee to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ spring training camp in 2008, he went to Wukesong Baseball Stadium in Beijing for a two-game series against the San Diego Padres. On March 15, Lombard became the first American baseball player to hit a home
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 reportedly planning to interview former player George Lombard for the open managerial position.
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Been a while since the old — make that young — gang convened. Seven months, to be precise. But they were back Saturday at TigerTown’s baseball fields. Back at the bullpen layout where a half-dozen pitchers can throw at a single time. Back at the weight-training complex that’s about
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 opportunities Detroit Tigers catcher Jake Rogers received — or didn’t receive — in 2020 were perplexing.
Beth Harris | Associated Press Los Angeles — Ron Perranoski, the left-handed ace of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ bullpen who helped them win a pair of World Series championships in the 1960s, has died. He was 84. He died Friday night at his home in Vero Beach, Florida, of complications from a long illness, his
Beth Harris | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Ron Perranoski, the left-handed ace of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ bullpen who helped them win a pair of World Series championships in the 1960s, has died. He was 84. He died Friday night at his home in Vero Beach, Florida, of complications from a long illness, his
The Tigers had one of the least productive catcher situations in the majors in 2020, ranking second to last in fWAR (minus-0.9) and third worst in wRC+ (44). None of Austin Romine, a former Yankee whom the Tigers signed for $4.1MM last offseason, Grayson Greiner or Eric Haase proved to be the solution. The Tigers