I’m going to keep this one short and sweet, mostly because a bunch of the BYB staff were at the park for the meet-up, and the focus for the day feels like it should mostly stick with Lou Whitaker’s jersey retirement. That said, there was a game, and the Tigers must have felt like the
There will never be another 1 like Sweet Lou Whitaker.
When Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch has a chance to teach a baseball history lesson, he takes it. And so, Friday afternoon, he sat in the clubhouse with his pitchers — Tyler Alexander, Jason Foley, Tarik Skubal and Will Vest — talking about the weekend’s upcoming ceremony. He realized they knew Lou Whitaker, but didn’t know Lou Whitaker. So
It was a quiet trade deadline for the Guardians, as Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer writes that the club “at times…felt they were close” to landing Sean Murphy from the Athletics, yet no deal was completed. Murphy was known to be a trade target for the Guards, though another somewhat surprising name was
DETROIT — Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell teamed up for 1,527 double plays over 19 seasons as teammates, all with the Tigers. On Saturday, Trammell gave one more feed for his teammate and friend. “Yes,” Trammell said simply to begin his speech for the retirement of Whitaker’s No. 1. “Why yes? For four years, I’ve
From one @tigers legend to another – Alan Trammell gives a touching thank you message to his longtime teammate Lou Whitaker. #DetroitRoots
Forever a @tigers legend, and now forever immortalized in team history. “Sweet” Lou Whitaker’s jersey is officially retired, and we have the ceremony for you here on Bally Sports Detroit. #DetroitRoots
Forever a @tigers legend, and now forever immortalized in team history. “Sweet” Lou Whitaker’s jersey is officially retired, and we have the ceremony for you here on Bally Sports Detroit. #DetroitRoots
Luis Castillo has waited 11 years for this moment. Triple-A Toledo manager Lloyd McClendon called Castillo — a 27-year-old right-handed reliever — into his office after Friday’s game in Iowa. The Detroit Tigers had optioned right-handed starter Bryan Garcia and wanted to bolster their bullpen after they used six relievers in Friday’s loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. The
Forever a @tigers legend, and now forever immortalized in team history. “Sweet” Lou Whitaker’s jersey is officially retired, and we have the ceremony for you here on Bally Sports Detroit. #DetroitRoots
Detroit — Tigers manager AJ Hinch doesn’t typically put a premium on having pitchers with different arm angles in his bullpen. The premium is on guys who throw strikes and get outs, regardless of arm angle. For him, it’s more about matching up his relievers’ elite pitches with hitters’ weaknesses. Alex Lange’s breaking ball against right-handed
The Tigers selected the contract of right-hander Luis Castillo, the team announced today. Not to be confused with the longtime Red (and new Mariner), the 27-year-old Castillo will be making his big-league debut whenever he enters a game. He’ll take the roster spot opened when the club optioned fellow righty Bryan Garcia to Triple-A Toledo
Detroit Tigers (42-66) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (57-49) When: 6:10 p.m. Saturday. (Lou Whitaker’s No. 1 will be retired in a pregame ceremony.) Where: Comerica Park in Detroit. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1) (Tigers radio affiliates). Probable pitchers: Tigers RHP Garrett Hill (1-3, 5.88 ERA vs. Rays LHP Shane McClanahan (10-4, 2.07 ERA). First-pitch forecast: Sunny, high-80s.
The retirement of Lou Whitaker’s jersey number was a moment many Tigers fans thought might never come. Historically, the Tigers have been notoriously stingy in terms of number retirement, only giving the special distinction to former players or managers who found their way into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. To date, there were only
Happy Saturday, BYB readers. This August we’re starting a new weekly column to help keep you in the loop of things you might have missed. We know that with the Tigers not being so great, the motivation to stay connected isn’t always there, so we figured every Saturday or Sunday we’d give to a weekly
The big day is here! After years of waiting, the great “Sweet” Lou Whitaker will finally have his number retired and hoisted up on Comerica Park’s wall. The ceremony was originally set for 2020 to honor the second baseman but the COVID pandemic foiled those plans along with Bless You Boys’ meet-up event. Now two
Iowa Cubs 5, Toledo Mud Hens 4 (box) The dominance of Beau Brieske in a rehab start, and a big day for Spencer Torkelson weren’t enough as the bullpen faltered on Friday night. Brieske punched out eight in 4.1 innings of work, throwing 66 pitches. He allowed a run on three hits and should be
On Saturday, the Detroit Tigers will finally retire the No. 1 jersey of longtime second baseman Lou Whitaker, 27 years after his retirement following the 1995 season. (Don’t worry, Joey Wentz: The No. 43 “Sweet Lou” wore during his rookie season of 1977 is still available.) It’s an honor long overdue for Whitaker, considering where
Saturday is all about Lou Whitaker, one of the best players ever to take the field for the Detroit Tigers, as the organization honors his legacy by stamping his first name, last name and iconic No. 1 on the Comerica Park bricks above the bullpen in left-center field. Whitaker’s spot is just to the right
LANSING, MI – Trei Cruz’s three-run homer highlighted a seven-run sixth inning as the West Michigan Whitecaps hung on to defeat the Lansing Lugnuts by a score of 11-9 win in front of 7,776 fans on Friday at Jackson Field. Cruz, who provided an RBI-double as part of Thursday’s 5-1 LANSING, MI – Trei Cruz’s