Former major leaguer Doug Creek has passed away, according to multiple sources, including The Journal out of Martinsburg, West Virginia. The left-hander died at the age of 55 due to the effects of pancreatic cancer. Creek was born in Winchester, Virginia in 1969 and went on to attend Georgia Tech. He worked as a starting
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As teams gear up for the stretch run with the trade deadline behind us, here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world headed into the weekend: 1. Tigers to retire Leyland’s number: The Tigers announced yesterday that they plan to honor recently-inducted Hall of Fame manager Jim Leyland by
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The Tigers announced they have selected the contracts of right-hander Brenan Hanifee and left-hander Sean Guenther. They also reinstated shortstop Javier Báez from the medical emergency/bereavement list. They will take the open roster spots of Jack Flaherty, Mark Canha and Andrew Chafin, who were all traded away on deadline day. Evan Woodbery of MLive Media
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The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts. This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Tim Dierkes, Steve
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Indianapolis Indians 7, Toledo Mud Hens 5 (box) Lael Lockhart Jr. had a tough outing and only a late rally kept this from looking like a beatdown in the box score. The left-hander’s high-80’s fastball has zero room for error against better hitters and Indy proved it out by launching a pair of home runs
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The Detroit Tigers traded right-hander Jack Flaherty to the Los Angeles Dodgers for catcher/first baseman Thayron Liranzo and shortstop Trey Sweeney. The Tigers also traded catcher Carson Kelly, left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin and outfielder Mark Canha before Tuesday’s 6 p.m. deadline. The Chafin trade netted the Tigers another notable prospect in right-hander Joseph Montalvo. We
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