Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers infielder Zack Short found out he was traded on golf course Detroit Tigers infielder Zack Short speaks Dec. 2, 2020, about being traded from the Cubs and how he’s preparing for the 2021 season. The Detroit Tigers will secure an additional top prospect in
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — The Tigers Tuesday night added the final piece of manager AJ Hinch’s coaching staff, hiring former Blue Jays outfielder Jose Cruz Jr. as assistant hitting coach. Just a few months back, the Tigers drafted Cruz’s son, shortstop Trei Cruz, in the third round. “We’re excited to round out our
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Watch: Detroit Tigers introduce AJ Hinch as manager Detroit Tigers owner Christopher Ilitch and GM Al Avila introduce new manager AJ Hinch, Oct. 30, 2020. Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch completed his coaching staff by adding former 12-year MLB veteran José Cruz Jr. as the
The Detroit Tigers’ outfield ranked 25th in fWAR, thanks largely to hot stretches from JaCoby Jones and Victor Reyes. They head into 2021 with no left fielder, and realistically, they could stand to upgrade at all three outfield spots.
Jeimer Candelario has reported to his winter ball team in the Dominican Republic, where it appears he’ll be back at his usual position of third base when he gets into game action this week. That would suggest he’ll be back at the hot corner in Detroit next season when he Jeimer Candelario has reported to
The Winter Meetings might be virtual this year, rather than all of baseball gathering in Dallas as was planned, but some things don’t change. The Rule 5 Draft is taking place on Thursday, as usual, albeit via conference call. Every year, teams do find big league talent in the Draft, which will take place at
Henry “Hank” Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record with his 715th career home run on April 8, 1974. Aaron would go on to hit 755 home runs, a record that stood until Barry Bonds broke it on August 7, 2007. Aaron will forever be one of the greatest baseball players ever. Don’t forget to
DETROIT — The Tigers will remain at 97.1 on the FM dial in Detroit for the foreseeable future. The team and Entercom Broadcasting announced Tuesday morning that they’ve extended their radio broadcast contract, keeping WXYT-FM as the flagship station for the Tigers as well as the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings. DETROIT — The Tigers will
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Watch: Detroit Tigers introduce AJ Hinch as manager Detroit Tigers owner Christopher Ilitch and GM Al Avila introduce new manager AJ Hinch, Oct. 30, 2020. The Detroit Tigers and Red Wings will remain on the airwaves with 97.1 The Ticket (WXYT-FM) for the foreseeable future, thanks
Tony Paul | The Detroit News The Tigers and Red Wings are staying put. The teams announced Tuesday they have agreed to a multi-year extension with flagship radio station 97.1 The Ticket. The Tigers and Red Wings first teamed up with The Ticket in 2001, back when the Ticket was solely based on 1270-AM. Simulcast
A Monday morning tweet by Detroit News scribe Chris McCosky led to a minor uproar among Detroit Tigers fans on Twitter. While a few fans agreed with this take, most cried foul and immediately pointed to the wealth of Detroit Tigers owner Chris Ilitch. McCosky was accused of being a mouthpiece for the team, and…
With the exception of 2017, the Detroit Tigers have drafted a pitcher with the Rule 5 selection however, it has not stopped us from covering all of our bases here at Motor City Bengals as Chris Brown has covered corner infielders, catchers and did a brief one to two sentences of players you should get…
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers infielder Zack Short found out he was traded on golf course Detroit Tigers infielder Zack Short speaks Dec. 2, 2020, about being traded from the Cubs and how he’s preparing for the 2021 season. Zack Short picked up his keys from the counter
The Detroit Tigers and GM Al Avila enter the annual winter meetings with some specific needs to address. The club signed Austin Romine, Jonathan Schoop, CJ Cron, Ivan Nova, and Cameron Maybin all to one-year deals last winter in hopes to provide a short-term makeover to the lineup. The results were mixed with unfortunate injuries…
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Bryan Garcia on 2020 season: ‘Proved to myself that I belong’ Detroit Tigers reliever Bryan Garcia talks Nov. 30, 2020, about his conversation with new pitching coach Chris Fetter and success in the 2020 season. The winter meetings are officially underway. General manager
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Casey Mize wants to ‘go deep,’ save Detriot Tigers’ bullpen Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize speaks Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2020, before his MLB debut Wednesday against the Chicago White Sox. Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize made his MLB debut in the 2020 season with Ron
Rob Maaddi | Associated Press Dick Allen hit the ball so hard, fans in Philadelphia started showing up in batting practice during his rookie season just to watch him hammer shots over the Coca-Cola sign atop the left-center field roof at Connie Mack Stadium. The rousing attention, he got that early. The rightful acclaim, sadly,
Only five guys have played more games at second base for the Detroit Tigers than Frank Bolling (779). He is slotted in between Damion Easley (794) and Placido Polanco (625) on the franchise’s all-time list. Bolling joined the Tigers during a period when young talent was being infused into a rebuilding team. His rookie season coincided…
DETROIT — The joy on Anthony Castro’s face following his Major League debut July 27 was one of the bright spots of the Tigers’ 2020 season. It turned out to be the right-hander’s only appearance with the club. The Tigers, facing a Monday deadline to clear a roster spot ahead DETROIT — The joy on
The Blue Jays have claimed right-hander Anthony Castro off waivers from the Tigers, per an announcement out of Detroit. The move drops the Tigers’ 40-man roster down to 39 players. Toronto has also claimed fellow righty Walker Lockett from the Mariners, according to Seattle. The Jays now have a full 40-man roster. Castro, 25, made