Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Baseball life is about to change at Fifth Third Field in Comstock Park, just north of Grand Rapids. That quaint club known as the West Michigan Whitecaps is growing up. It is expected to drop its old low Single A minor-league designation and its personality as a kind of
Ben Walker | Associated Press New York — Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman easily won the NL MVP award Thursday, topping off a trying year that saw him become so ill with COVID-19 he prayed “please don’t take me.” Chicago White Sox slugger José Abreu earned the AL MVP, a reward for powering his team
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 is still friends with Alex Cora. Together, they challenged baseball’s integrity: Hinch was the manager
Detroit – AJ Hinch knew it was coming. Of course he did. The minute he hired former Dodgers first base coach George Lombard to be his bench coach in Detroit, he knew he’d have to answer the inevitable question about the 2017 World Series. It’s what we call in the journalism business “low-hanging fruit.” Or
Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch had some nice compliments for Alex Cora If you feel a bit uneasy about the Detroit Tigers hiring AJ Hinch a season after he lost his job earlier this year due to his role in the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal, you’re not alone. His comments Thursday on now fellow manager
A.J. Hinch’s new coaching staff in Detroit includes a pitching coach hired down the road from the University of Michigan, a hitting coach with 22 years of pro coaching experience, a former Major League manager coaching at third base, a former World Series rival and Tigers managerial candidate as bench A.J. Hinch’s new coaching staff
Taijuan Walker is a possible target in a Detroit Tigers rumor reported by Jon Morosi on Wednesday. They need starting pitching in Motown. That’s no secret. While it’s nice to look at the prospects of the future, the present prospect is not as bright. Taijuan Walker might be the player to change that, per one
Does a return to the Detroit Tigers fit for Anibal Sanchez? We all love nostalgia. It sells and it provides comfort whenever you think about “the good ole days” That is why see the countless rebooted TV series or movies that appear on any of your streaming services. If there was one thing I could
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit – He’s coming off probably the most confounding season of his six-year big-league career, what with the pandemic, the forced shutdown, the quarantines, the hurried 60-game schedule and invasive COVID-19 protocols. Not to mention his own performance issues. He’s said thank you and goodbye to two beloved coaches
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Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Al Avila was sitting at home, in Bloomfield Hills, on Oct. 27, watching the final innings of World Series Game 6 and itching to make a phone call. As quickly as Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes headed for the mound for a hoist-and-hug of pitcher Julio Urias, which would close
The younger brother of Yoenis Cespedes, Yoelkis is a name the Detroit Tigers like and could shore up the outfield. Recently in the Freep, Tom Moore, the director of international operations for the Detroit Tigers, spoke about how Yoelkis Cespedes’ skill set, and experience against strong competition should make him a high target for the
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 have three open spots on the 40-man roster. And they have plenty of prospects they’d like to keep within the
The Detroit News New York — Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman and San Francisco starter Kevin Gausman accepted $18.9 million qualifying offers Wednesday, receiving one-year deals to stay with their teams rather than test what they could get in free agency. Four players declined qualifying offers at the 5 p.m. EST deadline: right-hander Trevor Bauer from Cincinnati,
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – AUGUST 19: Taijuan Walker #99 of the Seattle Mariners (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) Penn State RB Journey Brown retires from football due to heart issue by Scott Rogust The Tigers rotation is full of young talent, but they want to add a veteran presence Taijuan Walker spent the latter half of
By Jeff Todd | November 11, 2020 at 9:28pm CDT The Tigers have expressed interest in free agent righty Taijuan Walker, according to Jon Morosi of MLB.com (via Twitter). While the Detroit club has an array of young pitching on hand, Morosi says the intention is to ink at least one veteran hurler. Walker’s career
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Al Avila was sitting at home, in Bloomfield Hills, on Oct. 27, watching the final innings of World Series Game 6 and itching to make a phone call. As quickly as Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes headed for the mound for a hoist-and-hug of pitcher Julio Urias, which would close
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 are searching for a veteran starting pitcher in free agency to help anchor a young rotation under
Jay Cohen | Associated Press Cleveland Indians ace Shane Bieber was the unanimous winner of the AL Cy Young Award on Wednesday night, and Trevor Bauer became the first player to take home the NL honor for the Cincinnati Reds. Using a versatile repertoire that includes a looping curveball and a wipeout slider, Bieber went
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption MLB top free agents going into 2021 season include Trevor Bauer Trevor Bauer, J.T. Realmuto, George Springer and multiple Gold Glove winners headline a solid free agency class heading into the 2021 MLB season. Who makes sense for the Detroit Tigers? Detroit Tigers prospect Wilkel