Jason Foley polished up his game last offseason. The primary focus was his mental game, evident when he entered spring training overflowing with confidence. His sinker, velocity, pitch movements, arm angle and ground-ball rate have intrigued the Detroit Tigers for a few years, and after an 11-game taste of the big leagues last season, he
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DETROIT — Less than a week after the Tigers tapped into the Rays’ front office for someone to run their amateur and international scouting efforts, they’ve tapped into the Padres’ front office for an amateur scouting director. Mark Conner, who served as San Diego’s scouting director for seven seasons before becoming a special assistant last
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Before she became a sports media star, before she drew the ire of former President Donald Trump, and before she developed into a national columnist and podcast host, Jemele Hill was a Free Press sports writer. The Detroit native and Michigan State alumnus who started her journalism career as an apprentice with the Free Press,
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PEORIA, Ariz. — On a day of resounding shots off the bat from Salt River, Colt Keith’s mammoth 459-foot homer stood out above the rest. The sixth-ranked Tigers prospect collected his first AFL roundtripper amidst a 15-run deluge of offense which saw the Rafters knock off the Javelinas at Peoria Sports Complex. “Definitely the best
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Only a few days after the Detroit Tigers hired Rob Metzler away from the Tampa Bay Rays as the Vice-President and Assistant General Manager to run the scouting department, Metzler now has his scouting director. The Tigers raided another good organization to find their man, hiring long-time San Diego Padres scouting director, Mark Conner, to
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The Detroit Tigers have a new scouting director. Mark Conner, who has worked for the San Diego Padres since 2010, has been hired as the Tigers’ amateur scouting director under new assistant general manager Rob Metzler, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Free Press on Saturday. Conner served as the Padres’ scouting director
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Game 1: 10/28/2022- Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX Pitching Matchup: RHP Justin Verlander vs. RHP Aaron Nola Game 2: 10/29/2022- Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX Pitching Matchup: LHP Framber Valdez vs. RHP Zack Wheeler Game 3: 10/31/2022- Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA Pitching Matchup: TBH Game 4: 11/01/2022- Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA Pitching Matchup:
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