DETROIT — Curtis Granderson’s playing career in Detroit was spent making highlight-reel-worthy robberies in the outfield and spraying triples all over Comerica Park. His first post-retirement trip to the city involved wondering how many more homers he’d have if he’d had the opportunity to play here after the fences were moved in. Granderson — a
Curtis Granderson made his return to Detroit this weekend, and for a very special reason. The three-time All-Star will be honored on Sunday with the Willie Horton African American Legacy Award as part of the Detroit Tigers‘ 21st annual Negro Leagues Weekend. The award was created in 2009 “to honor African Americans who have strengthened
Gene Myers | Special to Detroit Free Press How do you earn a plaque with your picture in Cooperstown? All while not wearing a uniform, but sporting a signature look of a collared shirt, tie, sports coat, leather shoes and a Panama hat, whether toiling in the chill of the Twin Cities or the heat of
DETROIT — The way Tigers manager A.J. Hinch talked about Matt Manning on Saturday afternoon at Comerica Park, it was almost like Hinch was looking into the future. “On the baseball field, I think, when you have a pretty good idea where the ball’s going, you have a pretty good idea of what you’re supposed
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Things seemed to be trending upwards for the Detroit Tigers early in Saturday’s game against the Padres, but the rain at Comerica Park from an hour and 24-minute weather delay cooled off their bats. And the weather didn’t seem to help the Tigers’ bullpen much, either. The Tigers dropped their second straight game in a
TOLEDO – The Toledo Mud Hens fell to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 7-5 on Saturday night in a seven-inning contest at Fifth Third Field. A two hour rain delay caused the game to begin after nine pm, meaning the game would be shortened to seven innings. The pitching match-up would TOLEDO – The Toledo Mud
Detroit – There was a time Saturday when the sun was out, the grass was dry and the Tigers had an early lead. All three proved unsustainable. The San Diego Padres scored 14 unanswered runs after an 84-minute rain delay and beat the Tigers for the second straight night, 14-3 in front of a lively
We hear from Tigers starter Matt Manning, who was limited to two innings due to the long rain delay. Manning did not allow a run.
The Cardinals saw a pair of high-profile players exit today’s loss to the Cubs due to injury today. Catcher Willson Contreras exited the game in the sixth inning with right hip tightness before third baseman Nolan Arenado exited the game in the ninth inning. Per Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat, Contreras felt some soreness
We hear from Tigers manager A.J. Hinch after his team’s 14-3 loss to the San Diego Padres.
Staff reports | Columbus Dispatch Gahanna Lincoln graduate Jackson Wolf won his MLB debut Saturday night, pitching five innings in the San Diego Padres’ 14-3 victory at Detroit. The 6-foot-7, 205-pound left-hander needed only four pitches to retire the Tigers in order in the first. He allowed three earned runs in the second, with two coming
Well this one got ugly. A rain delay led to a short night for Matt Manning, and AJ Hinch’s bullpen management in this series, along with the Scott Harris’ desire to keep Mason Englert, led to a debacle as the Padres erased a 3-0 deficit and turned it into a complete rout of the Tigers.
SOUTH BEND, IN – The West Michigan Whitecaps struggled in clutch situations on Saturday night as part of a 10-7 loss to the South Bend Cubs at Four Winds Field. The Whitecaps watched the Cubs score their first seven runs and eight in total on two-out base hits, while the SOUTH BEND, IN – The
Keider Montero earned his sixth consecutive win in Erie’s 3-1 win on Saturday in Binghamton. Montero allowed a first-inning run when Wyatt Young singled and scored on Rowdey Jordan’s RBI double. Montero retired the next three to hold the Rumble Ponies at just one run. Erie went ahead on a Keider Montero earned his sixth
Top 2 SD 0 DET 0 Result of AB Manning strikes out Rivas AB: Alfonso Rivas | P: Matt Manning
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Three baseball lifers, each closely intertwined with a proud franchise and a passionate fan base, received career awards from the Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday. Though few threads directly connect Pat Hughes, John Lowe and Carl Erskine with one another, all three share a deep love for the sport and a
The Guardians selected Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Alex Mooney in the seventh round of the MLB Draft, but paid him like a second-round pick. In the end, Alex Mooney did it his way. And he wouldn’t have it any other way. “I wanted to go to school to play college baseball, and that’s what I
John Lowe spent 29 years as Tigers beat writer at the Detroit Free Press, after stints at the Los Angeles Daily News and Philadelphia Inquirer. John Lowe ties his life-long love of baseball back to Wednesday, Oct. 5, 1966, when the Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers were playing Game 1 of the World Series.
Gene Myers | Special to Detroit Free Press Longtime Free Press sportswriter John Lowe — who covered the Detroit Tigers for 29 seasons before retiring in 2014 — received the 2023 BBWAA Career Excellence Award in a Saturday afternoon ceremony on the outskirts of Cooperstown, New York. He will receive additional recognition for his award — which