Though the Tigers have never enjoyed a dynasty of World Series titles, they’ve had some of the most dominant single seasons in baseball history. Often, they’ve been the culmination of teams that have contended for a few years before finally breaking through. Here’s one reporter’s take on the five best seasons in Tigers history: 1)
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LAKELAND, Fla. — One of the scenic quirks about the Tigertown complex is the fire training station that sits between the back fields and Lake Parker. It’s down the right-field line beyond one field, down the left-field line beyond another, and the sight of training exercises can provide a strange backdrop. There was no such
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Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — When Robbie Grossman watches 20-year-old outfielder Riley Greene, one of the prized prospects in the Detroit Tigers‘ rebuild, he thinks about the emotions of his first major league spring training with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2009. The nerves. The excitement. The joy of wearing the uniform. “They’re here
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Tag along with Miggy as he goes through his Tigers Productions experience during spring training. The 2-time MVP brought his A-game to the video shoots, including striking a pose in front of a 20-foot video wall and sharing his trademark sense of humor in the interview room. Looking for more? Check back on Tigers YouTube
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Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Franklin Perez looks healthy. That’s a good place to start. The Detroit Tigers received Perez, catcher Jake Rogers and outfielder Daz Cameron when they traded Justin Verlander to the Houston Astros in 2017. There are unanswered questions about all of them. So far, the deal has yielded little on the Tigers’
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Jeff Seidel, Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — It was enough to make you dream about the future. The Detroit Tigers unveiled an interesting group of prospects on one of the back fields at Tiger Town on Monday morning during the first full-squad practice. It included Daniel Pinero at first base, Kody Clemens at
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Welcome to full-squad session Monday. I woke this morning with a thankfulness that although there are plenty of things to find frustration with when it comes to the front office of the Detroit Tigers, at least they aren’t the Seattle Mariners and the special brand of leadership they have with President Kevin Mather. There’s a
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Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Reliever Zack Hess doesn’t need to put pressure on himself this spring. The Detroit Tigers brought Hess, ranked by MLB Pipeline as the farm system’s No. 30 prospect, to major league spring training as a non-roster invitee. But the 23-year-old isn’t a candidate to break camp on the roster. And Hess
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