In the 1973 movie “The Paper Chase,” a first-year law student at Harvard fails so spectacularly and publicly in his first class that he runs to the restroom and loses his lunch. To which a friend remarks, “Hardly a propitious start.” The movie is about a student named Hart who struggles to navigate his first
The Tigers released infielder Johan Camargo from a minor league contract, tweets Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free-Press. The switch-hitter had signed with Detroit in late June. Camargo made 22 appearances for their Triple-A team in Toledo. He struggled over 88 trips to the plate, hitting .238/.295/.400. Camargo connected on three homers and kept his strikeouts
Toledo, OH – The Toledo Mud Hens swept the doubleheader in Iowa scoring 20 runs in 14 innings. GAME ONE: In game one of the doubleheader in Iowa, the Mud Hens defeated the ICubs in a 9-8 slugfest. Nick Neidert was the starter for the ICubs in game one on Toledo, OH – The Toledo
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps enjoyed a strong pitching performance as the offense delivered clutch hits late to rally past the Lake County Captains, setting a new season-long, five-game winning streak 6-3 in front of 6,903 fans Thursday night at LMCU Ballpark. Whitecaps pitchers have allowed just COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The
SeaWolves take down the Senators 12-4 at UPMC Park
The SeaWolves offense broke out with 18 hits in a 12-4 win over Harrisburg. Erie loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the first against Senators starter Mitchell Parker. Jace Jung started the scoring with a single. Chris Meyers’ fly ball turned into a double play as The SeaWolves offense broke out
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Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Mark Gorosh (@sportz5176) and Evan Petzold (@evanpetzold) • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Guest: Mark Ferrin, co-host, MLB Network’s “Power Alley” • Email: epetzold@freepress.com Like our work? Please consider becoming a subscriber. On this episode: Mark and Evan return with a special post-trade deadline update. The duo discuss the events leading up and the fallout from Detroit Tigers
Detroit — In 2017, former Tigers’ president and general manager Al Avila signaled the start of a rebuilding project by trading off five veteran players, Justin Verlander, J.D. Martinez, Justin Upton, Justin Wilson and his son, Alex Avila. From those trades, one player remains with the Tigers: catcher Jake Rogers. On Thursday, the Tigers released
Detroit — More details have emerged about the nixed trade that would have sent Tigers’ lefty Eduardo Rodriguez to the Dodgers ahead of the trade deadline Tuesday. There is added context but the narrative remains largely unchanged. The teams agreed to a deal Monday night and presented it to Rodriguez and his agent Gene Matos,
Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Shawn Windsor (@shawnwindsor) and Carlos Monarrez (@cmonarrez) • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Guest: Tony Garcia, Free Press Michigan beat writer • Email: swindsor@freepress.com On this episode: This week, Carlos and Shawn review the Detroit Tigers‘ failed trade deal to send pitcher Eduardo Rodríguez to the L.A. Dodgers. With E-Rod invoking his no-trade clause seemingly at
Born in Venezuela. Raised in Miami. Crowned in Detroit. I’m borrowing from the fine folks that run the Detroit Tigers Twitter (X?) account, but those nine words best describe the recent weekend series played in South Florida. The Miguel Cabrera retirement tour has been mildly entertaining, and something of a relief if we’re for Tigers
PITTSBURGH — Eduardo Rodriguez, still a member of the Detroit Tigers, sat on the floor in the visitor’s clubhouse at PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, before Wednesday’s start. The 30-year-old, less than 24 hours after invoking his 10-team no-trade clause to nix a trade to the Los Angeles Dodgers, seemed happy in his
Toledo Mud Hens at Iowa Cubs (postponed) The were rained out in Des Moines on Wednesday. Game 1 is set for 6:08 p.m. ET on Thursday, with the makeup game coming afterwards. Harrisburg Senators 10, Erie SeaWolves 3 (box) Alex Faedo got the start on Wednesday, as the Tigers sent him down briefly as a
It’s a tough look, no question. Scott Harris, the Detroit Tigers’ first-year president of baseball operations, took a swing at the trade deadline and missed … a chance to take another swing on a prospect. But when you consider the math involved, the Tigers’ missed opportunity Tuesday isn’t quite the disaster it appears to be.
The Trade Deadline is now behind us and the baseball landscape has changed as we head into the stretch run of the regular season with an eye toward October. Following all the wheeling and dealing as teams looked to improve their chances of reaching and succeeding in the postseason, what is each club’s biggest question
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps saw dominant pitching and a golden performance from one of their newest players carry them to a 7-0 shutout victory over the Lake County Captains in front of 5,976 fans Wednesday night at LMCU Ballpark. Whitecaps pitchers combined to allow just two COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The
Among the biggest stories of yesterday’s deadline was a trade that didn’t happen. The Tigers and Dodgers lined up an agreement that would’ve sent left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez to Los Angeles. The Dodgers were among the 10 teams on a no-trade list which Rodriguez had built into his free agent deal with Detroit, however. The hurler blocked
PITTSBURGH — The drama featuring the Detroit Tigers, Eduardo Rodriguez and the Los Angeles Dodgers spins on. Rodriguez’s agent, Gene Mato of Mato Sports Management, released a statement Wednesday night. The Tigers had an agreement in place to trade Rodriguez to the Dodgers before Tuesday’s 6 p.m. deadline, but in the final hour, Rodriguez invoked
The Trade Deadline is past us, but that doesn’t mean rosters are fully set as the baseball world makes the turn into August and September. Late-season callups and debuts can still have big impacts on races down the final stretch of the season. So while there are some new faces in new places this week,