George Lombard put himself at the center of a historic moment in China. As a nonroster invitee to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ spring training camp in 2008, he went to Wukesong Baseball Stadium in Beijing for a two-game series against the San Diego Padres. On March 15, Lombard became the first American baseball player to hit a home
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. The Detroit Tigers are reportedly planning to interview former player George Lombard for the open managerial position.
Forbes released an article discussing MLB’s local tv and streaming viewership is up over 4% for 2020. Detroit Tigers baseball faired very well according to the data. We were all missing baseball as the pandemic started. The rumors the season was going to be canceled were in the air. The fans showed how much they
The Detroit Tigers have their instructional league roster released as they head back to Lakeland. But what lies ahead for the rest of the minor league system in 2021? As we start October, the Professional Baseball Agreement between Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball expired on September 30 without any new agreement. For those
Detroit Tigers still haven’t decided on a manager. Former Marlins player and manager Mike Redmond is a reported option The search for manager rolls on for the Detroit Tigers. The club is taking a methodical approach with the opening, on par with the way they typically do business. Beyond that, many of the candidates have
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Been a while since the old — make that young — gang convened. Seven months, to be precise. But they were back Saturday at TigerTown’s baseball fields. Back at the bullpen layout where a half-dozen pitchers can throw at a single time. Back at the weight-training complex that’s about
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. The opportunities Detroit Tigers catcher Jake Rogers received — or didn’t receive — in 2020 were perplexing.
Beth Harris | Associated Press Los Angeles — Ron Perranoski, the left-handed ace of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ bullpen who helped them win a pair of World Series championships in the 1960s, has died. He was 84. He died Friday night at his home in Vero Beach, Florida, of complications from a long illness, his
Beth Harris | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Ron Perranoski, the left-handed ace of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ bullpen who helped them win a pair of World Series championships in the 1960s, has died. He was 84. He died Friday night at his home in Vero Beach, Florida, of complications from a long illness, his
8/14/71: Bob Gibson strikes out 10 in a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates. It was the lone no-hitter of Gibson’s career. Don’t forget to subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/MLBClassics Follow us elsewhere too: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mlb/ & https://www.instagram.com/mlbvault/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mlb TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/share/user/656… Visit our site for all baseball news, stats and scores! https://www.mlb.com/
We bring back the Detroit Tigers translation guide as we attempt to translate Al Avila’s comments to the press yesterday at the end of the year presser via Zoom. During summer camp, MCB provided a translation guide for Detroit Tigers fans on Al Avila’s comments. It was a lot of fun to do to determine
Detroit Tigers fans have become familiar with keeping tabs on top prospects over the last several years. With many familiar top prospects in the AL Central graduating to the MLB, it’s time to take a stab at finding the next wave of lower-minors players that will become MLB regulars. The AL Central currently has no
The Tigers had one of the least productive catcher situations in the majors in 2020, ranking second to last in fWAR (minus-0.9) and third worst in wRC+ (44). None of Austin Romine, a former Yankee whom the Tigers signed for $4.1MM last offseason, Grayson Greiner or Eric Haase proved to be the solution. The Tigers
A look back at Hall-of-Fame pitcher Bob Gibson, who passed away yesterday evening and his series against the Detroit Tigers in 1968. The most current memory of many Detroit Tigers fans when it comes to the World Series are the two series against the San Francisco Giants and the St Louis Cardinals in 2012 and
Bob Gibson is arguably the greatest pitcher ever! His performance in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series will go down as one of the best starts in MLB history. He struck out 17(!) Tigers in a 9-inning complete game. Don’t forget to subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/MLBClassics Follow us elsewhere too: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mlb/ & https://www.instagram.com/mlbvault/
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. There’s a step-by-step process for the Detroit Tigers to climb out of the rebuild and
Bill Dow | Special to Detroit Free Press Free Press special writer Bill Dow continues his “where are they now” series about former Detroit Tigers players. Today’s profile is on John Hiller: How we remember him One of the premier relievers in the 1970s began his 15-year career with the Tigers as a spot starter in
Bob Wojnowski | The Detroit News And now, it’s time to get serious. It’s time for the Tigers, who haven’t contended for anything in four years, to start aligning legitimate pieces. They didn’t gain much clarity during the shortened pandemic season, and the rebuild didn’t get any smoother. But the next move by GM Al
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The San Diego Padres have made two World Series in their history. One was in 1984 and the other in 1998. They have yet to complete the job as they have lost both World Series that they have competed in. Don’t forget to subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/MLBClassics Follow us elsewhere too: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mlb/ & https://www.instagram.com/mlbvault/