Associated Press |  The Detroit News Minneapolis — The Minnesota Twins and right-hander Matt Shoemaker finalized a one-year, $2-million contract Friday, another experienced addition to the rotation on the first day of workouts for pitchers and catchers at spring training. Shoemaker, an Eastern Michigan alum and Trenton native, will start his ninth major-league season, after spending two
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Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — So there was Tyler Alexander, minding his own business, intently paying attention to the morning pitchers’ meeting when all of a sudden all eyes were on him. He’d become the center of attention, an abject teaching point. “It was cool, I guess,” the Tigers’ left-hander said Friday. “I’m a pretty
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Associated Press |  Associated Press Windermere, Fla. — Former All-Star baseball player Johnny Damon was arrested Friday in central Florida on a charge of resisting an officer after he was pulled over for suspicion of driving under the influence, according to court and jail records. Damon, 47, was booked into the Orange County Jail early Friday after
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Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — When Casey Mize finished throwing his bullpen Thursday, Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch pulled him aside. The conversation wasn’t brief. “His pitches are elite across the board,” Hinch said Friday, the third day of pitcher-catcher workouts in spring training. “When he understands the impact of the elevated
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Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Jack of all trades, master of none. In a nutshell, this figure of speech fits Detroit Tigers reliever Buck Farmer, the factotum of the bullpen. That bodes well for new manager AJ Hinch, who is going to push his relievers to pitch multiple innings this season. If Farmer has the hot hand, Hinch will let him
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The Tigers’ ongoing search for pitching help could lead them to a familiar face. Detroit has shown interest in a potential reunion with its former top pick turned veteran starter Rick Porcello, MLB.com has learned, though the two sides remain apart on potential contract terms. If the two sides can bridge the gap, it would
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Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. – The Tigers on Thursday agreed to terms on a minor-league deal with veteran right-handed reliever Wily Peralta. Eventually the 31-year-old will join the Tigers’ big-league camp, but he is sorting through visa issues. MLB Network’s Jon Heyman, who first reported the deal, said Peralta would earn $1.5
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Recent seasons have seen a bunch of exciting new aces make the leap, like Dinelson Lamet and Corbin Burnes in 2020 and Shane Bieber and Lucas Giolito in 2019. Let’s figure out who might be next. MLB.com convened five reporters to draft 10 breakout pitcher candidates for the coming season — five from the American
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Teams began to open Spring Training camps on Wednesday, the first on-field step toward the launching of the 2021 season. While the initial focus will be on new faces in new places — Nolan Arenado with the Cardinals, Francisco Lindor with the Mets, Yu Darvish and Blake Snell with the Padres — there also are
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