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 Tigers are about to embark on what might be their most important, most intriguing offseason since they started on their rebuild three years ago. It’s not just about finding a new manager to guide this team, it’s about preparing and bolstering a prospect-laden roster to take the next step. The Tigers are about to
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The Tigers are in the market for a new manager after Ron Gardenhire announced his retirement on the heels of a 16-year managerial career. Asked at today’s end-of-year meeting with Tigers beat writers, general manager Al Avila confirmed that former Astros manager A.J. Hinch and former Red Sox skipper Alex Cora are on what the
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. Many Detroit Tigers prospects were forced to train on their own time during the
Tigers Executive V.P. of Baseball Operations & General Manager provides his thoughts on the team’s manager search, as well as analysis of many of the team’s key players, including the possibility of Miguel Cabrera playing first base in 2021. Check out http://MLB.com/video for more! About MLB.com: About MLB.com: Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Why Detroit Tigers’ Ron Gardenhire is retiring immediately Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila and manager Ron Gardenhire met with reporters Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 to announce Gardenhire’s immediate retirement. Recognized as one of baseball’s best managers, A.J. Hinch transformed the Houston Astros and made them
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 general manager Al Avila has compiled a long list of manager candidates,
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — It’s far too early for Tigers general manager Al Avila to tip his hand about his plans for this offseason. The Tigers, who presently have only Miguel Cabrera’s $30 million in committed salaries for 2021, will have money to spend. But an uncertain economic landscape — coming off a
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — Don’t hold your breath waiting for the Tigers to hire a new manager. It’s going to take a minute. “We are still collecting names,” general manager Al Avila said Friday in his post-season Zoom conference. “I have long list of names. We will do our research and whittle it down
The last time the Tigers had a managerial search, they were conducting interviews during the first days of the postseason and had hired Ron Gardenhire by the end of the League Championship Series. Their search to replace Gardenhire is likely to have a more deliberate pace. “At this time, I The last time the Tigers
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. General manager Al Avila confirmed Friday he will consider A.J. Hinch and Alex Cora
Frank Witsil | Detroit Free Press On the eve of former Tigers pitcher Denny McLain’s estate sale at his Wixom home, an Arizona collector who belongs to a group that susses out forgeries had his suspicions about a couple of the sports memorabilia items that he had seen photos of online. It turns out, he was right