Akil Baddoo hasn’t played a game above Class A ball, and he hasn’t played a formal game at any level since spring of 2019. But the Tigers’ Rule 5 Draft pick from last week is already fitting in with Detroit’s roster. The former Twins outfield prospect said he has been Akil Baddoo hasn’t played a
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Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Immediately you know, from the fluency of his thoughts and words, that Akil Baddoo was tempted by his University of Kentucky scholarship for more reasons than baseball. “Business,” he said Friday when asked about his probable major had he taken that UK offer. In fact, a business decision is
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers OF Akil Baddoo ‘100% ready to go’ after Rule 5 draft Outfielder Akil Baddoo speaks Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, about being selected by Detroit Tigers in the Rule 5 draft and his recovery from elbow surgery. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press When the
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ AJ Hinch thinks team can win in 2021 with ‘mindset change’ Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch breaks down the team’s offseason entering the 2021 season Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Creativity is crucial to the Detroit Tigers‘ success in
By Connor Byrne | December 17, 2020 at 2:32pm CDT The Nationals and the representative for free-agent catcher J.T. Realmuto “have had early discussions,” Brittany Ghiroli of The Athletic writes. Despite that, Ghiroli casts doubt on the Nationals signing Realmuto because of general manager Mike Rizzo’s suggestion earlier this week that the club doesn’t have
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Earlier this week the good folks at MLB.com published a piece about the most spectacular Statcast plays for each team in 2020. We thought we’d piggyback on that idea and give Detroit Tigers fans a deeper look at performances by their team.
Earlier this week, MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo rolled out their list of the Top 100 prospects for the 2021 Draft, offering fans a comprehensive look at the best amateur players in the country. Beyond those rankings, they also applied their expertise in putting together a mock draft for the Top 10 slots
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Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Quite the mission, crafting a Tigers Top 50 Prospects thesis when the Tigers farm went 0-for-six-months in 2020. Not a single game played. And yet stuff happened, lots of it, which made a 2021 list intriguing and not as mysterious as might be expected. There was a big June
New Tigers manager A.J. Hinch has talked multiple times already about the need to reduce strikeouts and increase tenacity at the plate. He won’t have to repeat it to JaCoby Jones. Jones has been working on cutting his strikeout rate the last few years. After fractures to his left hand New Tigers manager A.J. Hinch
Associated Press | The Detroit News Longtime major league shortstop Omar Vizquel denied accusations of domestic abuse made by his wife after she described two alleged acts of physical violence by the 11-time Gold Glove winner in a story published by The Athletic. Blanca Vizquel, 36, said her 53-year-old husband first assaulted her in 2011,
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit – He raised his left hand to the Zoom camera, showing two surgical scars, maybe two inches apart, one on his wrist bone, the other on the outside of his hand – poignant reminders of how his last two seasons ended. “I guess I have to do a
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ JaCoby Jones: AJ Hinch’s winning past can be ‘contagious’ Detroit Tigers outfielder JaCoby Jones speaks Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, about recovering from surgery and the new coaching staff. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press In three of the last four years, Detroit Tigers outfielder
Dana Gauruder | Special to Detroit Free Press The Michigan Sports Hall of Fame has unveiled its class of 2020. The official ceremony has been postponed until “it’s safe to host an event, hopefully in 2021,” according to Hall of Fame chairman Scott Lesher. Here are the nine inductees: Chauncey Billups Team: Detroit Pistons (2002-08, 2013-14) The
With baseball’s virtual winter meetings over, new Tigers manager A.J. Hinch looks toward the 2021 season, how his pitching rotation might look, potentially playing Miguel Cabrera at first base, and more.
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Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit – It’s easy to see why AJ Hinch connects with players and how his message, his confidence and optimism, resonates. The topic was expectations. Earlier in the week, in an interview on MLB Radio, he’d talked about not putting any labels on who or what the Tigers are
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ AJ Hinch thinks team can win in 2021 with ‘mindset change’ Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch breaks down the team’s offseason entering the 2021 season Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch is going to get