Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Kansas City, Mo. – When Matthew Boyd took the mound in the fourth inning Saturday, he might’ve thought he walked onto a different field. Playing first base was his catcher – Austin Romine. Brandon Dixon was suddenly at second base. His second baseman was at shortstop. Eric Haase was now
The Tigers, whose surprising start to the season fizzled thanks in part to injuries, are being tested for depth as their season winds down. Both shortstop Willi Castro and infielder Harold Castro left early during Saturday’s 4-3 win over the Royals, forcing catcher Austin Romine to make his first appearance The Tigers, whose surprising start
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers rookie Casey Mize: ‘Struggles are going to make me a lot better’ Detroit Tigers rookie Casey Mize shares his thoughts Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, about his first MLB season and what to expect heading into next year. It wasn’t always easy for Detroit Tigers
The last time a Romine had to change defensive positions in a Tigers uniform, Andrew Romine played all nine positions on the next-to-last game of the 2017 season. Three years later, at the same point on the Tigers’ schedule, his younger brother Austin had a two-run double, caught three innings The last time a Romine
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Our Dan Petry chats with Dave Littlefield, vice president of player development for the Tigers, about how different and difficult it was to run the taxi squad in Toledo.
Janie Mccauley | AP Baseball Writer San Francisco – Four-time All-Star outfielder Hunter Pence announced his retirement Saturday following 14 major league seasons. The 37-year-old Pence wrote on his Twitter page: “Nothing can really prepare you for this part of your career when you have to say: I am retiring from baseball. Forever thankful and
By Anthony Franco | September 26, 2020 at 3:35pm CDT Miguel Cabrera’s contract extension with the Tigers runs through 2023, and the legendary hitter made clear he’s hoping to play out the deal. “I’ve got three years on my contract,” the 37-year-old told reporters (including Evan Woodbery of MLive) when asked how much longer he planned
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. Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal was supposed to make the final start of his rookie season Sunday
Miguel Cabrera, one of the last playing connections to the Tigers’ four consecutive division titles and 2012 World Series berth, said he believes the Tigers are on the right track to contend again before his tenure in Detroit ends. “That’s our goal, to be a contending team, to be a Miguel Cabrera, one of the
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Kansas City, Mo. – That Miguel Cabrera wants to play some first base next season, that he detests the role of permanent designated hitter, has been well known for a couple of years now within the organization. He reiterated his desire to play defense again on Saturday. “I miss
Tyler J. Davis | 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. Detroit Tigers (22-33) vs. Kansas City Royals (24-33) When: 7:05 p.m. Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri.
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Kansas City, Mo. – It’s Lloyd McClendon’s job now to answer questions about Miguel Cabrera’s “struggles.” They used to drive Ron Gardenhire a little nuts. “Look,” he’d say. “There are a lot of things I worry about with this club. Miguel Cabrera isn’t one of them. The guy is
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers rookie Casey Mize: ‘Struggles are going to make me a lot better’ Detroit Tigers rookie Casey Mize shares his thoughts Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, about his first MLB season and what to expect heading into next year. Detroit Tigers shortstop Willi Castro deserves
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Kansas City, Mo. – Spencer Turnbull is done apologizing for it. If his quirkiness, his rituals, his mental and physical health regimens, whatever it is that maybe doesn’t conform to somebody else’s idea of professional normalcy, well, too bad. Because if Turnbull learned nothing else in this truncated, outlier
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Spencer Turnbull on seven-inning, one-run outing: ‘Didn’t have best stuff’ Detroit Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull went seven innings and only gave up one run in a 2-1 win Aug. 9, 2020, against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Spencer Turnbull led major league pitchers in one category
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers rookie Casey Mize: ‘Struggles are going to make me a lot better’ Detroit Tigers rookie Casey Mize shares his thoughts Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, about his first MLB season and what to expect heading into next year. Detroit Tigers right-hander Michael Fulmer didn’t
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Kansas City, Mo. – What do we make of Jeimer Candelario’s season? Obviously, for him and for the Tigers’ evaluators, there wasn’t enough of it. Candelario went on the injured list Friday, effectively ending his season, with back stiffness. “We took an MRI today and he has a back
By Connor Byrne | September 25, 2020 at 7:18pm CDT White Sox left fielder Eloy Jimenez suffered a mid-foot sprain on Thursday, and the club doesn’t expect to have him for its season-ending series against the Cubs, manager Rick Renteria told Scott Merkin of MLB.com and other reporters. It’s unknown whether an early playoff return
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Kansas City, Mo. — This is how paper thin the difference between winning and losing a baseball game can be, especially on a night your offense is being shut down. The pivotal play in the Kansas City Royals’ 3-2 victory over the Tigers at Kauffman Stadium Friday night was an uncontested