Detroit — He held up pretty good for the first 12 minutes or so, but then came the question about his time in Detroit and he lost it. Jordan Zimmermann, in a Zoom conference Tuesday with reporters from his three big-league stops (Washington, Detroit and Milwaukee), announced his retirement from baseball after 13 seasons in the big
Steve Megargee | Associated Press Milwaukee — Milwaukee Brewers pitcher and former Detroit Tiger Jordan Zimmermann retired Tuesday in his 13th season in the majors, ending a career in which he threw the first no-hitter in Washington Nationals’ history and earned two All-Star selections. Zimmermann posted a career record of 95-91 with a 4.07 ERA. He was an
It has been nearly a month since the Tigers swept the Astros to get back to .500, and the good news since then has been sparse. This past weekend was the first time since then that Detroit did not lose a series (thanks, rain!), and there is now a chance to make it two in
MLB.com reporter and Michigan native Jon Morosi jumped on 97.1 The Ticket this morning to discuss all things Detroit sports, including the Detroit Red Wings pending decision on head coach Jeff Blashill and what he expected the team to do with their next high draft choice. Also of discussion was the Detroit Tigers, their direction,…
A second round pick of the 2020 draft, catcher Dillon Dingler connected on 2 home runs in his first 5 games with the West Michigan Whitecaps.
The Detroit Tigers are on pace for 48 wins and 114 losses. That’s as bad as the 114-loss team in 2019 and nearly as bad as the 119-loss team in 2003. Let’s make three things clear: One, this is a rebuilding year. Two, the Tigers aren’t very good. And three, the talent of the offseason additions wasn’t enough to
George Springer‘s barely played for the Blue Jays. Blake Snell‘s off to a snail-like start for the Padres. And the number of imaginary rats/raccoons/possums at Citi Field nearly mirrors Francisco Lindor‘s home run total. It’s way too soon to call these offseason moves busts, and it’s way too soon to call the ones that have worked
This was the Wild West of prospect assignment. The lost 2020 Minor League season left organizations without a rulebook or at least an industry standard on where to put players for Opening Day. Most players went a full year without competitive play. Even those at the alternate sites faced the monotony of playing against their
The Detroit Tigers Weekly Draft Report continues to strain the definition of the word weekly, but we return nonetheless with an examination of this year’s catcher crop. The typical MLB draft sees about seven catchers drafted in the top 100 picks. Right now the 2021 draft appears to be a bit deeper than usual, but…
Editor’s note: This is the 11th in a weekly series of stories in which Detroit News freelance writer Lynn Henning will rank the top prospects in July’s MLB Draft. There’s a particularly ominous draft-day scenario the Tigers could face in July as they prepare to pick third from the land’s best college and prep talents. It
If there is one word we in the Freep’s Sports department have read, written, read again, dissected and all-around pondered more than any other in the past four years, it is likely this: “Rebuild.” We actually thought it would be “Harbaugh,” but, no: Since May 9, 2017, there are 2,515 hits in our archive on
Detroit — Can we take just a few minutes here to appreciate what Robbie Grossman is doing at the plate so far this season? Baseball fans around here haven’t seen much of this in, well, maybe never. On a team that strikes out more than any other (29.6%), chases pitches out of the strike zone more
With the Detroit Tigers continuing to struggle on the field, fan attention naturally turns to their highly ranked minor-league system. Here at Motor City Bengals we promise to give you as much 2021 minor-league coverage as we can.
The University of Toledo, Bowling Green State University, and the Toledo Mud Hens are teaming up with the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department and the Wood County Health Department for a vaccine clinic on Friday, May 14 at Fifth Third Field. The two-hour clinic will begin at 5 p.m. outside the The University of Toledo, Bowling
The Detroit Tigers have struggled to put together consistent at-bats across the lineup. Even during a rough stretch of Tigers baseball, Jeimer Candelario struggled at the plate but once again, it seems like he has been getting back into the groove.
The Detroit Tigers 2020 draft class was quite well received by the industry at the time of the draft. Though anything can happen now that they are playing games, face value in the moment favors the team. With the 2021 Minor League season underway we are finally getting a look at these players in action.
Thanks for all the good questions yesterday. We appreciate the response, and this may become a more regular feature of the podcast going forward. Managing editor Brandon Day talks about the sudden outrage burning through Detroit media and the Tigers fanbase over the team’s rough start. While putting GM Al Avila on the hot seat
The long and painful wait is finally over; minor league baseball is back, and the commissioner’s office would have you believe it’s better than ever! Shut down for the whole of 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic, minor league action reopened for the 2021 season on Tuesday. It was a breath of fresh air
Toledo Mud Hens The Hens had a rough weekend dealing with the Nashville Sounds. After winning the first two games in the scheduled six game home series, the Sounds swept a double-header on Friday, and then down the Hens by a score of 6-1 on Saturday. They were rained out on Sunday, as was West