DETROIT, MI – AUGUST 30: Jonathan Schoop #42 of the Detroit Tigers hits a solo home run against the Minnesota Twins during the sixth inning at Comerica Park on August 30, 2020, in Detroit, Michigan. The Tigers defeated the Twins 3-2. All players are wearing #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty
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Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 3:07 PM EDT Aug 31, 2020 The Detroit Tigers have claimed right-handed pitcher Dereck Rodriguez off waivers from the San Francisco Giants and optioned him to the alternate training site at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, the team announced Monday. Rodriguez, 28, is the son of former Tigers catcher
DETROIT — The Tigers ended up adding a big-name pitcher before Monday’s Trade Deadline. It was a waiver claim, not a trade, and Dereck Rodríguez won’t help them right away. But the former Giants right-hander is a familiar name around Comerica Park, where his dad helped rejuvenate baseball for a DETROIT — The Tigers ended
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 2:44 PM EDT Aug 31, 2020 Detroit – Manager Ron Gardenhire isn’t trying to spit in anybody’s snow cone. He’s enjoying this run as much as much as anyone. Carpe Diem, and all that. But four decades of professional baseball conditions a person not to live too high in
Ryan Ford Detroit Free Press Published 1:01 PM EDT Aug 31, 2020 We’re not going to mention the “P-word” here in the Detroit Tigers Newsletter. You mean, “playof…?” No! Not yet. What about “postseas…?” No, come on, not that one either. Well, what if we don’t start with “P”? How ‘bout “Octob…?” No. Nuh-uh. Not
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 11:24 AM EDT Aug 31, 2020 Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila has been asked about left-handed pitcher Daniel Norris, who is turning into a reliable bullpen option this season. The Tampa Bay Rays are one team with interest, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. Norris, 27, is not a
Ryan Ford Detroit Free Press Published 6:01 AM EDT Aug 31, 2020 Detroit Tigers pitching coach Rick Anderson is key in the development of pitching prospects such as Matt Manning, Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal, especially as they arrive in the majors, as Mize and Skubal have. But this isn’t Anderson’s first go-round polishing prospects
By Mark Polishuk | August 30, 2020 at 11:07pm CDT The Brewers are receiving a lot of interest on Josh Hader and Corbin Burnes, MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reports (all links to Twitter), though there isn’t any sign that Milwaukee would consider moving either reliever for anything less than a major offer, particularly for Hader.
Bob Wojnowski The Detroit News Published 11:00 PM EDT Aug 30, 2020 Detroit — Call it whatever you wish. An asterisk season, a wasted season, a COVID calamity. Call the Tigers whatever you wish. A scrappy team on a fun little streak, a rebuilding team biding its time, a hodge-podge one or two years from
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 10:24 PM EDT Aug 30, 2020 Casey Mize couldn’t get out of his own way. The Detroit Tigers’ rookie right-hander plunked three batters, walked two more and put himself in trouble each inning. He ran his pitch count up to 67 through three frames, which was enough for manager Ron Gardenhire
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 8:21 PM EDT Aug 30, 2020 Detroit — Here is a little window into the kind of guy Gregory Soto is. It also illustrates the bond that has formed among the pitchers in the Tigers’ bullpen. On Sunday, the morning after he earned his first major-league save, he was
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 6:06 PM EDT Aug 30, 2020 Detroit — Tyler Alexander didn’t even blink. Asked if the Tigers were starting to feel like they had a shot to make a run at a playoff spot, he said, “We’ve known it the whole time.” It’s hard to believe this is the
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 6:29 PM EDT Aug 30, 2020 Casey Mize couldn’t get out of his own way. The Detroit Tigers’ rookie right-hander plunked three batters, walked two more and put himself in trouble each inning. He ran his pitch count up to 67 through three frames, which was enough for manager Ron Gardenhire
DETROIT — Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said Sunday morning he was going to get his former closer Joe Jiménez some work. On Sunday, Jiménez went up against Nelson Cruz. The seventh-inning matchup with the tying run on base was a test for just how much staying power the Tigers’ winning DETROIT — Tigers manager Ron
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 4:05 PM EDT Aug 30, 2020 Detroit — Hard to believe this is the same team that just 10 days ago limped into Cleveland dragging a nine-game losing streak. After sweeping the Twins out of Comerica Park with a 3-2 win Sunday, the Tigers have won five straight, taken
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 4:23 PM EDT Aug 30, 2020 Detroit Tigers designated hitter Miguel Cabrera located an 84.5 mph slider inside the strike zone and cashed in on a ground-ball single to left field in the first inning. He returned to the dugout after the inning but almost immediately stepped out for a
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Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 4:41 PM EDT Aug 30, 2020 Glimpses of vintage Miguel Cabrera are coming to fruition on his climb to 2,000 hits with the Detroit Tigers. Like when he turned on an inside fastball and sent it to the center-field wall for a run-scoring double in the sixth inning of
DETROIT — Casey Mize’s third Major League start didn’t go as well as he would’ve hoped Sunday, but his second assist as a big league pitcher was a memorable one. His deflection turned a Luis Arraez comebacker into a much-needed out at third base. Mize, the Tigers’ top pitching prospect, DETROIT — Casey Mize‘s third
Marlowe Alter Detroit Free Press Published 3:51 PM EDT Aug 30, 2020 Detroit Tigers (15-16) vs. Minnesota Twins (20-14) When: 1:10 p.m. Sunday. Where: Comerica Park. TV: Fox Sports Detroit. Radio: 97.1 FM in Detroit (Tigers radio affiliates). Starting pitchers: Tigers RHP Casey Mize (0-1, 7.04 ERA) vs. Twins RHP Kenta Maeda (4-0, 2.21 ERA). • Box score Read: Here’s what Tigers might do at 2020