Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. For the first time since 2008, the Chicago White Sox made the postseason. Although
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — Imagine telling a stable of 49 thoroughbreds, most of whom have been cooped up in a barn for six months, to take it slow out of the gate. Welcome to David Littlefield’s current nightmare. Littlefield, the Tigers vice president of player development, is overseeing an unprecedented instructional
Closed captioning is a fantastic service. And often it’s hilariously wrong. For many baseball fans, closed captioning is an essential part of the viewing experience. The subtitles help fill in baseball’s ample gaps when announcers banter, analyze plays, and tell stories. It’s great for our deaf or hard-of-hearing friends, or those who simply like to
The White Sox and Rick Renteria agreed to “part ways”. How does this affect the manager search for the Detroit Tigers? After four seasons in Chicago, manager Rick Renteria and the Chicago White Sox agreed to part ways. So how does that play into the Detroit Tigers’ manager search? There are three factors that will
There are very few guarantees in MLB free agency. For many teams, the stars have to align themselves close to perfect to get a marquee player to entertain an offer. George Springer might be a nice fit for the Detroit Tigers, but the Tigers might not see it that way. Springer might not either. What
Ryan Ford | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption MLB’s top storylines:Padres are on a playoff push USA TODAY Steve Gardner breaks down the top storylines in MLB. MLB’s postseason is down to its final four, with the Tampa Bay Rays and Houston Astros (seeded No. 1 and No. 6, respectively) facing off in
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. A .364 batting average won DJ LeMahieu the American League batting title in 2020. Twenty-two home
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Sunday afternoon offered Colt Keith an early lesson about Lakeland, Florida. About its climate, specifically, which he might as well confront ahead of what could be a future Single-A summer there, and maybe a good many spring camps at the TigerTown nerve center. “I haven’t been to Florida a
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Sunday afternoon offered Colt Keith an early lesson about Lakeland, Florida. About its climate, specifically, which he might as well confront ahead of what could be a future Single-A summer there, and maybe a good many spring camps at the TigerTown nerve center. “I haven’t been to Florida a
The Detroit Tigers need starting pitching help in 2021. We start looking at free-agent targets if the Tigers decide to spend this off-season. We start with Kevin Gausman. We saw the struggles of the starting rotation for the Detroit Tigers throughout 2020. Ivan Nova, who was signed to eat innings, only pitched 19 innings before
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Joe Jimenez to Miguel Sano: ‘Don’t ever say something to me’ Detroit Tigers’ Joe Jimenez speaks Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020 about his dispute with Twins slugger Miguel Sano during Saturday’s 4-3 loss at Target Field. Joe Jimenez always understood the rules. The Detroit Tigers
The Tigers are about to embark on their most interesting offseason in years, for many reasons. Their top prospects have finally started to arrive, and others are close enough to figure into the team’s planning for 2021. Their payroll has only one guaranteed contract for next season, albeit a big The Tigers are about to
Here’s a spooky tale for Halloween to share. The tale of the Detroit Tigers free-agent starting pitcher bad luck. Disclaimer: I know Detroit Tigers fans will cite examples of Kenny Rogers, David Wells, Walt Terrell who was the expectation of the rule of this “curse” or bad luck. But Detroit opted not to pay up
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. Fredi Gonzalez was almost the candidate in 2017. The Detroit Tigers, recovering from the Brad
Ronald Blum | Associated Press New York — During an era when the Yankees won the World Series so routinely it was joked that rooting for them was like rooting for General Motors, their ace pitcher owned the most fitting nickname: “The Chairman of the Board.” Whitey Ford, the street-smart New Yorker who had the best winning
Roseville football at Eastpointe on Oct. 9, 2020. Broadcasted live on Twitch — Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/detroitfreepressplus
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. Detroit Tigers play-by-play broadcaster Matt Shepard won’t call himself a leader. He prefers to be
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Ex-Detroit Tiger Don Kelly reflects on time in Detroit Former Tiger Don Kelly, now the Houston Astros first base coach, talks about his time in Detroit. Filmed May 13, 2019. Detroit Tigers jack-of-all-trades and fan-favorite Don Kelly stepped to the plate in the top of
Who may rise through the ranks of the Detroit Tigers farm system and be the next international signing starting pitcher? When you think of the international signing period and how much has changed since the 1990s into what it is today, the Detroit Tigers have had a few prospects that have come through the farm
There are a few players on the Detroit Tigers’ 40-man roster that may not be tendered a contract for 2021 The club has finally started to see an influx of talent entering the major leagues. The Detroit Tigers have now had Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal, Isaac Paredes, Derek Hill, and Daz Cameron all with the