Miggy hugs. They were all over Comerica Park on Friday night. As the Detroit Tigers honored Miguel Cabrera with a seriously cool pregame ceremony celebrating his 500th home run, Miggy bounced across the field like a little kid and grabbed former Tigers great Willie Horton in a giant bear hug. A leave-your-feet, knock-you-over kind of hug.
The Tigers have hired former big league first baseman Ryan Garko as their new vice president of player development, per a club announcement. He’d spent the past two seasons with the Angels’ coaching staff as an instant replay coordinator and working to integrate information from the club’s analytics department into the clubhouse and dugout. Garko,
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The Detroit Tigers recorded back-to-back doubles in the seventh inning but couldn’t produce a run in what turned out to be their final scoring opportunity Friday night. Facing Kansas City Royals reliever Jake Brentz, Niko Goodrum slapped a fastball into right field. Third base coach Ramon Santiago waved Goodrum around second base, a product of
We hear from manager A.J. Hinch after his Tigers suffer a 3-1 defeat to the Royals on Friday. #Leinenkugels
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Josh Lester, Spencer Torkelson and Zack Short all homered for the Toledo Mud Hens on Friday, but the Louisville Bats scored eight runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to come away with an 8-4 result at Louisville Slugger Field. Lester finished 1-for-4 with a solo shot, while Torkelson and Short
After taking it to the best teams in the game for two weeks, the Tigers had a bit of a letdown game in this one. They were in it all the way, but a few crucial mistakes and poor ABs with runners on doomed their hopes in this one as the Royals won 3-1. The
DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera was in a joking mood Friday afternoon. When asked what he learned from his chase for 500 career home runs that could help him on his road to 3,000 hits, he smiled. “I think 3,000 is different,” he said, “because an infield hit can make it.” He got a good laugh
Detroit – Casey Mize, almost quietly, certainly without much fanfare, has put together a most solid rookie season. He made his penultimate start of the season Friday, going the first three innings in the Tigers’ 3-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals at Comerica Park. He will finish his season next week in Minnesota. Barring
The Detroit Tigers announced on Friday that starting pitcher Matthew Boyd will undergo flexor tendon surgery on Monday, September 27. The procedure is not as serious as Tommy John surgery, and Boyd is expecting to return to action some time next season. A rough guess would be nine months recovery time, or around June, 2022.
Detroit — Manager AJ Hinch set the tone for MiggyFest earlier in the week. “I told Miggy the other day, we’ve really enjoyed this season with the things he’s done,” Hinch said hours before the Tigers celebrated Miguel Cabrera’s milestone season Friday night. “He brought life and energy into our clubhouse and our ballpark. And watching
TOP 3 KC 1 DET 0 Result of at-bat Whit Merrifield’s sacrifice fly Batter: Whit Merrifield Pitcher: Casey Mize
Tigers southpaw Matthew Boyd will undergo surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his left forearm, manager A.J. Hinch told reporters (including Jason Beck of MLB.com). The team didn’t provide any specific timetable for his recovery, but they’re “hopeful” he’ll be able to pitch at some point in 2022. It’s a disappointing but not wholly unexpected
GM Al Avila, who was part of the team that discovered Miguel Cabrera, and former manager Jim Leyland, speak as the celebrate Cabrera’s many accomplishments, including his recent 500th career home run. #DetroitRoots
Tigers radio play-by-play Dan Dickerson introduced the many dignitaries who are at Comerica Park to celebrate , including the man himself #DetroitRoots
Detroit Tigers third baseman Jeimer Candelario has stated his case. Entering the 2020 season, the Tigers were uncertain if Candelario would be part of the long-term plan. He was entrenched in a position battle with Dawel Lugo, who is no longer with the organization and spent this season competing for Mariachis de Guadalajara in the Mexican League. But Candelario
Chris Ilitch and Al Avila address the media before the final home stand of 2021. “It’s been a year of progress,” Mr. Ilitch says. #DetroitRoots
DETROIT — Matthew Boyd, facing an uncertain future with the Tigers, has reached some long-awaited clarity on his health. The left-hander will undergo surgery next week to repair the flexor tendon in his left elbow. Neither Boyd nor the Tigers discussed a timetable for his return, other than to say it’s better than the timetable
Detroit — Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd didn’t necessarily get good news after talking to several prominent arm specialists across the country, but he might’ve got the best news he could’ve hoped for given the tender condition of his left forearm and elbow. Boyd is scheduled for surgery Monday in Dallas with Dr. Keith Meister to repair
Detroit Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd will undergo surgery Monday in Dallas to repair the flexor tendon in his throwing arm. Dr. Keith Meister, the head team physician for the Texas Rangers, will perform the surgery. Boyd visited Meister and Dr. Neal ElAttrache — the head team physician for the Los Angeles Dodgers — for opinions