Tom Withers | Associated Press The Cleveland Indians are changing their name — they just don’t know to what or when. Expressing that “it’s time,” owner Paul Dolan said that after months of internal discussions and meetings with groups, including Native Americans who have sought to have the team stop using a moniker many deem
The Detroit Tigers could be major players in free agency this offseason. The Detroit Tigers have been a laughingstock over the last few seasons, as they have routinely been relegated to the bottom of the AL Central standings. However, there is a reason for optimism in both the short and long term given their stockpile…
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila on free agency: ‘We’ll see where it takes us’ Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila stopped by The Corner Ballpark on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, and spoke about his approach to the offseason. Detroit Tigers infielders Jeimer Candelario and Willi
Tom Withers | Associated Press Cleveland — The Cleveland Indians are changing their name after 105 years. Citing three people familiar with the decision, the New York Times reported Sunday night that the team is moving away from a name considered racist. The Indians have been internally discussing a potential name change for months. ESPN and
Tom Withers | Associated Press Cleveland — The Cleveland Indians are changing their name after 105 years. Citing three people familiar with the decision, the New York Times reported Sunday night that the team is moving away from a name considered racist for decades. The Indians have been internally discussing a potential name change for
Hall of Fame voting season seems like it comes a little earlier each year, but this year — when last December seems like both 20 years and 20 minutes ago — it feels out of both space and time. The world is a very confusing place these days. Still, Hall of Fame voting season it
Derek Wallbank | Bloomberg News Cleveland’s baseball team plans to drop the word “Indians” from its name, the New York Times reports, citing three people familiar with the decision. ESPN later confirmed the decision. The team doesn’t have a plan for its new name yet, and could use the Indians name for the 2021 season
The 2020 season was short on games, but packed with unbelievable plays. The pandemic-shortened campaign still delivered a plethora of memorable moments and awe-inspiring physical feats, and Statcast was there tracking every part of the latter. On Sunday, MLB Network picked out the very best plays for each of the 30 MLB clubs for its
I was doing “Tiger Tales” when I first started here last year and it got away from me but inspired by the weekly Sunday Notes from David Laurila at FanGraphs and Adam Dubbin’s work over at Bless You Boys, I give you random notes and links of what you may have missed every Sunday from…
The Detroit Tigers tried to get second baseman Tony Taylor from the Phillies in a trade at the 1970 winter meetings. Detroit general manager Jim Campbell didn’t want to give up any of the pitchers that Philadelphia was asking for, which included John Hiller and Fred Scherman, the team’s two steadiest relievers that year. Campbell finally…
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila on free agency: ‘We’ll see where it takes us’ Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila stopped by The Corner Ballpark on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, and spoke about his approach to the offseason. Underneath his mask, Detroit Tigers general manager
By TC Zencka | December 12, 2020 at 6:40pm CDT Tigers GM Al Avila wants to remain patient and disciplined this winter when it comes to augmenting their young core through free agency, writes Chris McCosky of the Detroit News. Detroit will look to add a catcher, corner outfielder and first baseman, as well as
Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila had his first press availability of the off-season and did his level best to pour cold water on the hopes of as many fans as possible for the upcoming year. It was an amazing Tour de Force of Avila’s skills in setting low expectations.
It’s been a year on December 13 since I have taken over as the co-expert here at Motor City Bengals and the Detroit Tigers are in the same exact boat in one aspect (There will be more fishing analogies to come so bare with me) as that is that the fans are upset about the…
The Tigers are no stranger to the Rule 5 Draft. They’ve been near-annual participants in recent years, and have managed to find useful Major League players out of other teams’ farm systems as a result. This year was no different, as Detroit selected outfielder Akil Baddoo from Minnesota. Rule 5 Draft coverage The Rule 5
Jake Seiner | Associated Press Years before he became commissioner of the Alaska Baseball League, Chris Beck pointed to the 6-foot-7 slugger in the Anchorage Glacier Pilots’ uniform and told his son to say hello. Beck had a feeling about the freshman from Fresno State – a towering outfielder named Aaron Judge. “I told my
DETROIT — With baseball’s Winter Meetings going virtual, Tigers general manager Al Avila has been relatively quiet about the team’s offseason plans. On Friday, he shed a little light on Detroit’s Hot Stove while speaking at The Players Alliance Pull-Up Neighbor Tour event, where former outfielder Cameron Maybin, reliever John Schreiber, pitching coach Chris Fetter
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila on free agency: ‘We’ll see where it takes us’ Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila stopped by The Corner Ballpark on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, and spoke about his approach to the offseason. The Detroit Tigers were in attendance for
By TC Zencka | December 11, 2020 at 12:13pm CDT Southpaw Wei-Yin Chen has agreed to join the Hanshin Tigers for 2021, per MLB Insider Jon Heyman (via Twitter). The terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed. Chen’s MLB career began when the Taiwanese lefty signed a three-year guarantee worth $11.3MM with the
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — Cars were lined up for miles Friday afternoon, clogging Rosa Parks Boulevard on both sides of the freeway and wrapping around the site of old Tiger Stadium, waiting patiently to pull up to the big black semi-truck parked on Cochrane Street. The truck belonged to The Players