Associated Press | The Detroit News Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa has been charged with driving under the influence again. According to the Maricopa County Justice Courts website, the arrest occurred in February, but the case was filed on Oct. 28, one day before La Russa’s hiring was announced by the White Sox.
Every team needs a focus, one guy a whole fanbase can pin all its offseason hopes, fears and dreams on. Whether it’s a young player they’re hoping to convince to sign an extension, a free agent they’re afraid they’ll lose or a player on the open market they openly covet, many offseasons can come down
Jay Cohen | Associated Press Seattle Mariners center fielder Kyle Lewis is the unanimous winner of the AL Rookie of the Year award, and Milwaukee Brewers reliever Devin Williams won the NL honor on Monday night. The 25-year-old Lewis was one of baseball’s breakout stars during the pandemic-shortened season, batting .262 with 11 homers and
Even the most cynical Detroit Tigers fan has to nod their head in agreement in the last two weeks of moves. We here at Motor City Bengals walk the line of objectivity. As fans who follow the Detroit Tigers and put ourselves out there as “public evaluators” on this site, according to some people, we
The Detroit Tigers hired Scott Coolbaugh as their hitting coach on Saturday. Here’s what you need to know about the veteran coach. In hiring Scott Coolbaugh, A.J. Hinch can already boast one impressive feat as Detroit Tigers manager: he has completed his coaching staff. Ramon Santiago and Josh Paul are staying with the team, Chris
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The Detroit Tigers have a new pitcher coach in Chris Fetter and vacancies in their starting rotation. Let’s look at three pitchers that could fit the Tigers rotation. The Detroit Tigers keep pushing all the right buttons lately. The hirings of AJ Hinch and pitching coach Chris Fetter have given fans plenty of excitement in
Jeff Seidel | 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. LAKELAND, Fla. –— I asked Riley Greene, the Detroit Tigers‘ 2019 first-round draft pick, a simple question. “Name a guy who
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News For those who follow big-league baseball — for those, say from the Tigers’ cosmos — this is not the kind of news that stacks up with hiring AJ Hinch as manager. But within baseball’s nursery, the minor leagues, there is drama bubbling. Or, perhaps, the more accurate word is anxiety.
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 pitching coach Chris Fetter is a straightforward guy. Just take his nickname in college: “Cheese.” It’s a short jump
Jeff Seidel | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Riley Greene homers in instructional league game Detroit Tigers prospect Riley Greene homers during an instructional league game in Lakeland, Florida, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. LAKELAND, Fla. — When the Detroit Tigers took Spencer Torkelson with the first pick in the 2020 MLB
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Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit – AJ Hinch’s first Tigers’ coaching staff is just about complete. On Saturday, the Tigers announced the additions of: ►Hitting coach Scott Coolbaugh, former White Sox assistant hitting coach. ►Bench coach George Lombard, former Dodgers first base coach. ►Third base coach Chip Hale, former Nationals bench coach and
George Lombard was one of the first names to emerge in the Tigers’ managerial search a month ago. The former Tigers outfielder is now headed back to Detroit to become A.J. Hinch’s bench coach. In addition, the Tigers have hired veteran coaches Scott Coolbaugh as hitting coach and Chip Hale George Lombard was one of
The Tigers have added three new coaches to A.J. Hinch’s staff, Cody Stavenhagen and Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic report (Twitter link). George Lombard will be the new bench coach, Chip Hale becomes third base coach, and Scott Coolbaugh becomes hitting coach. This is the second link between Lombard and the Tigers this offseason, as
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers pitching coach Chris Fetter ready to develop rotation Detroit Tigers pitching coach Chris Fetter is introduced Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, as an addition to new manager AJ Hinch’s coaching staff. Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch is working quickly to build his coaching staff.
Ryan Ford | 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. With the hiring of AJ Hinch as manager last week, the Detroit Tigers suggested their rebuild — which began in
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers pitching coach Chris Fetter ready to develop rotation Detroit Tigers pitching coach Chris Fetter is introduced Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, as an addition to new manager AJ Hinch’s coaching staff. It started with a text message. Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch flew from Texas
Tigers GM Al Avila and manager A.J. Hinch introduce new pitching coach Chris Fetter, who helped lead Michigan to the College World Series finals in 2019.