Tony Paul | The Detroit News Major League Baseball on Friday unveiled its new alignment for its slimmed down 120-team minor-league operation, focusing on decreased travel while moving the Triple-A teams closer to the parent clubs when possible. Toledo, Detroit’s Triple-A partner since 1987, remains as the organization’s top prospect rung, but now will join
Lakeland, Fla. — Finally, there is clarity on the Tigers spring-training schedule. Major League Baseball on Friday released a regionalized Grapefruit League schedule, splitting the 15 Florida-based teams into two groups — East Coast and West Coast. All 15 teams will be scheduled to play 24 games over 30 days with two universal days off. The Tigers,
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Jonathan Schoop: ‘I want to be better every year’ Detroit Tigers second baseman Jonathan Schoop talks Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, about wanting to showcase his versatility in the infield. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press New leagues for a fewer number of minor league teams
Major League Baseball on Friday announced a revised Spring Training schedule that begins on Sunday, Feb. 28, with 28 out of the 30 clubs in action. Developed with health and safety considerations in mind, Cactus League teams will play 28 games in 30 days in Arizona, with two off-days. Grapefruit League teams will play under a
The signings are dropping faster than the snow in Michigan in these final weeks of the Hot Stove season, reshaping the Tigers’ roster just before Spring Training begins in Lakeland, Fla. Add in Detroit’s virtual media week tour, and the team has been busy lately. As we get ready for the warmth of the Florida
Tony Paul | The Detroit News Cooperstown, N.Y. — Baseball’s Hall of Fame has canceled its traditional outdoor induction ceremony for the second straight summer because of the COVID-19 pandemic and plans an indoor, televised event for New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter and others being honored. Jeter, who grew up in Kalamazoo; Southfield native Ted
The names of the leagues have changed, as have many of the affiliates, but Minor League baseball is still coming to hundreds of communities across North America in 2021. Major League Baseball announced on Friday a new plan for affiliated baseball, with 120 Minor League clubs officially agreeing to join the new Professional Development League
The Detroit Tigers signed outfielder Nomar Mazara to a one-year-deal. Cody Stavenhagen, Jon Heyman, and Robert Murray were among the first to report the story. The reported deal is for $1.75 million dollars.
Welcome to the first-ever installment of the Motor City Bengals Top 20 Detroit Tigers prospects. The MCB staff has compiled our prospect lists and we will be releasing our consensus rankings, along with a breakdown of each player, in a series of articles in the coming days. In this article, we look at Joey Wentz, our number…
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Renato Nunez grew up adoring Detroit Tigers veteran Miguel Cabrera. The former two-time American League MVP and Triple Crown winner was an idol, of sorts, even before the prime of his 18-year MLB career. As a teenager, Nunez watched Cabrera, now 37, in the Venezuelan Winter League. Separated by 11 years in
The Tigers are closing in on a deal with free-agent outfielder Nomar Mazara, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports. It’s a major league contract that will pay Mazara $1.75MM plus incentives, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network. Mazara was a much-ballyhooed prospect in his younger days, as he entered the pro ranks with a whopping
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. – The Tigers have added another left-handed bat, signing veteran corner outfielder Nomar Mazara for one year at $1.75 million, a deal confirmed by The News Thursday night. It’s an intriguing get for the Tigers. He’s coming off the worst season of his career, hitting .228 with one
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Tigers signed outfielder Nomar Mazara to a one-year contract worth $1.75 million plus incentives, a source with knowledge of the agreement told the Free Press on Thursday. The source requested anonymity because the team has not yet announced the move. Mazara, 25, played 42 games for the Chicago
There are plenty of prospects to be excited about for the upcoming 2021 season. Can Randy Arozarena and Ke’Bryan Hayes continue their superlative play from the end of the season? When will Wander Franco, the game’s consensus most phenomenal phenom, make his debut with the Rays? We can’t wait for the answers to these and
The Tigers are close to an agreement with free-agent outfielder Nomar Mazara, a source told MLB.com’s Jon Paul Morosi on Thursday. The club has not confirmed the deal, which will pay Mazara $1.75 million plus incentives, according to a report by MLB Network insider Jon Heyman. Mazara, just 25, was non-tendered by the White Sox
In 1990, first baseman Cecil Fielder became the first MLB player in 13 years to hit 50 home runs in a season. (Photo credit: Julian H. Gonzalez, Detroit Free Press) This week, I present the Detroit Tigers All Star team for the 1990-1999 decade. All Star teams for previous decades are found below: 1901-1909 1910-1919
On April 1, the Detroit Tigers will have Opening Day 2021 at home against the Cleveland Indians according to the announcement made today by MLB. April 1 will serve as the Opening Day for all 30 teams as this marks the first time since 1968 they are all playing on the same day.
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Can’t see the whole story? Sign in or subscribe. Lakeland, Fla. — You can take whatever you want out of an athletic performance — good or bad, sometimes both. Bad character can be exposed in a good performance, just as strong character can be revealed in a poor performance. Let’s go
Major League Baseball on Thursday announced the game times for its master 2021 regular-season schedule, which will begin with all 30 Major League Clubs playing on Opening Day on Thursday, April 1. The 2021 season will mark the fourth consecutive season in which all 30 Clubs are scheduled to play on traditional Opening Day (including