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
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
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
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America elected no new Hall of Famers for 2021. It seems pretty likely the same might happen in 2022, too. Maybe that says a lot about the flawed process, or the flaws of the men at the top of the ballot. It’s probably both. But what that doesn’t mean is
Welcome to the first 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. Today, we look at #8 on the list, Dillon Dingler.
On social media, two types of Detroit Tigers fans currently exist. There are the fans who want the team to spend money to improve the ballclub and the fans who want the kids to play and remind everyone that spending big got the Tigers in their current state.
The Tigers announced Wednesday that they’ve signed infielder/designated hitter Renato Nunez to a minor league contract with an invite to Major League Spring Training. They also confirmed their previously reported minors pact with infielder Greg Garcia. The Atheltic’s Cody Stavenhagen first reported talks between the Tigers and Nunez, who is represented by Octagon. Nunez, 26,
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers C Wilson Ramos: ‘I know how to handle’ young pitchers Detroit Tigers catcher Wilson Ramos talks Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, about joining a new team and working with young pitchers. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press The Detroit Tigers might have just picked up
The Detroit Tigers have signed veteran infielder Renato Núñez to a minor-league deal and offered him an invitation to spring training camp. The Athletic’s Cody Stavenhagen first hinted at this potential signing on Monday afternoon:
The Tigers’ offseason-long search for help at first base turned them towards a power source from Baltimore. They’ve signed former Orioles first baseman Renato Núñez to a Minor League contract that includes an invite to big league camp for Spring Training. Núñez was one of the hottest hitters in baseball for a stretch last summer
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — One team’s misfit might just be another’s missing piece. The Tigers were two weeks away from commencing spring training without a full-time first baseman in camp. That may have changed on Wednesday. The club announced they have signed former Baltimore Orioles slugger Renato Nunez to a minor-league contract,
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On February 1, MLB Communications tweeted an announcement regarding five new additions to MLB’s Baseball Operations Department. Rajai Davis, the new Sr. Director of On-Field Operations, was pictured with a familiar Detroit Tigers cap atop his head. His new duties will have him focusing on rule changes and amateur baseball.
The corner infield around the American League Central hosts some powerful hitters, with AL Most Valuable Player José Abreu as the leader of a quickly rising White Sox team and MVP runner-up José Ramírez anchoring Cleveland’s lineup. The Royals have welcomed Carlos Santana into the fold at first base, while the Twins have a pair
The Tigers are discussing a minor league pact with former Orioles first baseman/designated hitter Renato Nunez, tweets Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic. Baltimore designated Nunez for assignment rather than tendering him a contract prior to this December’s deadline. The Nunez DFA caught some by surprise, given the 26-year-old’s 43 home runs for the O’s over