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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Tiger Stadium bid farewell to its home team in 1999 after 88 seasons. The next chapter at Michigan and Turnbull took another decade to decide. In the end, there’s still baseball at the corner. Though the Tigers played their final game at the ballpark on Sept. 27, 1999, there were no set plans for what
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As we continue celebrating Black History Month, we look back at Willie Stargell’s heroic 1979 postseason. He hit 5 home runs in 10 games and was named NLCS and World Series MVP! Don’t forget to subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/MLBClassics Follow us elsewhere too: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mlb/ & https://www.instagram.com/mlbvault/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mlb TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/share/user/656… Visit our site for
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