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
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 Miguel Cabrera‘s last game at first base for the
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit – You could almost feel Ron Gardenhire and Brad Ausmus flinching Wednesday when new Tigers skipper AJ Hinch started talking about using Miguel Cabrera at first base. “I’d like him to play first base certainly for part of the games,” Hinch said in a national Zoom conference. “I don’t
The Detroit Tigers are in dire need of a catcher this offseason. Starting backstop Austin Romine is a free agent and neither of Eric Haase or Grayson Greiner appeared to have cemented even a back-up status from what we saw in 2020. Then there is Jake Rogers–who has the tools defensively to be a plus…
Today, on Tigers.com, Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch spoke to the media about the bullpen, the rotation, player versatility, and what type of players Detroit seeks in free agency. Hinch spoke about stretching out Daniel Norris and Tyler Alexander in spring training for a spot in the rotation. Alexander, who came up as a starter…
Gabe Lacques | USA TODAY Show Caption Hide Caption Will the start of the 2021 MLB season be delayed? What I’m Hearing: Baseball owners and the players union have different expectations ahead of the 2021 season. That includes when the season should actually start. Major League Baseball is investigating allegations of domestic abuse against 11-time
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch is meeting virtually with the media to discuss his team’s progress during the offseason and its outlook for 2021. The session can be seen live on MLB.com and Tigers.com. Managers throughout MLB are holding media sessions this week in lieu of in-person gatherings normally held during Tigers manager A.J. Hinch is
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — If agent Scott Boras had his druthers, teams across baseball would limit the innings of their pitchers, especially the younger ones, to an increase of no more than 60 innings over what they threw in 2020. That would mean that two of his clients, Tigers rookie Tarik
This week, the already shaky morale of the Detroit Tigers fanbase frustrated by the continuous lack of roster improvement has been driven further into the ground after GM Al Avila declared the team will not be big spenders in free agency this offseason. Jon Erkilla took a shot at interpreting Avila’s comments, which really boil…
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — If agent Scott Boras had his druthers, teams across baseball would limit the innings of their pitchers, especially the younger ones, to an increase of no more than 60 innings over what they threw in 2020. That would mean that two of his clients, Tigers rookie Tarik
The Pirates have owned the No. 1 overall pick four times previously, using the selection on one college hitter (Jeff King in 1986) and then three straight college pitchers (Kris Benson in 1996, Bryan Bullington in 2002 and Gerrit Cole in 2011). Seven months in advance of the 2021 Draft, The Pirates have owned the
DETROIT — The Tigers have put a priority on adding pitching this offseason, despite a rotation that could already go into next year with five starters and a quartet of highly touted prospects either having made the rotation this past summer or knocking on Detroit’s door. “We want to enhance DETROIT — The Tigers have
Yesterday, Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch was a guest on XM Radio’s MLB Network show “Power Alley” and discussed the priorities for the Tigers in the off-season including player development and the number one priority, pitching. Here’s one quote that stands out.