Kirkland Crawford| Detroit Free Press Grapefruit League: Detroit Tigers (1-1) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0) When: 1 p.m. Tuesday. Where: LECOM Park, Bradenton, Florida. TV: None. Radio: WXYT-AM (1270; other radio affiliates). First-pitch weather forecast: Cloudy, 79 degrees. Probable starting pitchers: Tigers RHP Casey Mize (0-3, 6.99 ERA in 2020) vs. Pirates RHP JT Brubaker (1-3, 4.94
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Though a tad bit over-long and sanitized for the family-friendly Disney crowd, The Rookie is a surprisingly effective dramatic effort. The film is buoyed by Dennis Quaid’s considerable talent, a strong supporting cast, believable baseball sequences, and just enough realness to take off the typical saccharine Disney shine.
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TAMPA, Fla. — Sacred Heart University, a school in Fairfield, Conn., with an enrollment of around 8,500 students, has produced one Major League player: Troy Scribner, who pitched in 11 games for the Angels and Diamondbacks in 2017 and ’18 after going undrafted. As the Tigers took the field for the bottom of the sixth
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TAMPA, Fla. — It’s a long shot. Detroit Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo, at the center of the dilemma, knows it. Manager AJ Hinch knows, too. General manager Al Avila understands the track records of Rule 5 draft picks aren’t strong, but he wanted to take a chance on someone with big  upside this winter. So, Avila selected Baddoo
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Tyler J. Davis   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Tyler Alexander ‘felt good’ in spring training debut Detroit Tigers left-hander Tyler Alexander talks Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, about his first Grapefruit League game. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Grapefruit League: Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees  When: 1:05 p.m. Where: George
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It’s the last day of February, but the first day of spring training games. Caught in this crossroads, JaCoby Jones is at no loss for words. Whether it’s calling out a teammate for his Call of Duty boasts, or recapping a successful infield hit with his first base coach, Jones has a spring in his
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Time: 1:05 p.m.Place: George M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa, Fla.Media: MLB.TV (Yankees’ feed), Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Kyle Funkhouser vs. LHP Gerrit Cole Pitching lineup today in Tampa:Kyle FunkhouserGreg SotoBeau BurrowsZack Hess–Also available, Ethan DeCaster, Jason Foley, Andrew Moore, Wladimir Pinto, Logan Shore — Chris McCosky (@cmccosky) March 1, 2021 Yankees lineup today vs. the
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