Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 4:28 PM EDT Sep 20, 2020 Detroit Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd was perfect through four innings, thanks to ditching his slider and leaning heavily on his changeup and curveball. He was taking another step forward in a return from early-season troubles, but the Cleveland Indians got to him for three runs
DETROIT — For four perfect innings, Matthew Boyd looked like he had a chance to reprise his no-hit bid from another crisp Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park three years and three days ago. What happened after that looked like the 2020 form that has perplexed the left-hander and the Tigers DETROIT — For four perfect
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 1:47 PM EDT Sep 20, 2020 Detroit – It was February 2018. Ron Gardenhire’s first spring training as manager of the Tigers. “In our first meeting, Gardy said, ‘I don’t know any of you guys, so I’m just going to call you ‘buddy’ when you are running around until I
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 1:15 PM EDT Sep 20, 2020 Lloyd McClendon adjusted Saturday’s lineup to counter Miguel Cabrera’s late scratch for a non-coronavirus illness before the Detroit Tigers’ game with the Cleveland Indians at Comerica Park. During the game, he made the pitching changes and inserted a pinch-hitter, Cabrera in the eighth inning. He sent
Somos MLB celebrates the impact hispanic players have had on the game of baseball. 4 former Detroit tigers, Ramon Santiago, Placido Polanco, Juan Berenguer, and Ivan Rodriguez, joined Dan Dickerson for a special conversation about their baseball journeys.
Lynn Henning The Detroit News Published 12:10 PM EDT Sep 20, 2020 Tigers minor-leaguers lost 2020 to a pandemic, but their splintered baseball year is not finished. Fifty of the team’s top prospects will convene Oct. 1 at the TigerTown complex in Lakeland, Florida, for a five-week Instructional League that will wrap up Nov. 8.
DETROIT — Lloyd McClendon wanted so much to be the Tigers’ manager seven years ago. This was never the way he would have wanted it. As McClendon walked into the Tigers’ clubhouse at Comerica Park on Sunday morning and settled into his new role as interim manager, he finally had DETROIT — Lloyd McClendon wanted
On Saturday, we got the news that former Tiger and current Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander will undergo the ‘Tommy John’ Surgery that many reported he needed at the beginning of this abbreviated 2020 season. It makes sense that Justin Verlander wanted to make every effort to avoid surgery given his age, competitive nature, and
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 10:00 AM EDT Sep 20, 2020 Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire wants to clear something up about Willi Castro. When the organization called him up Aug. 11, it was an opportunity for him to prove his big-league worth. He produced immediately with a .314 batting average through 11 games in August, but
With Ron Gardenhire retiring yesterday, the Detroit Tigers are looking for a new manager in 2021. This decision is the one they have to get right. The last sentence above about the Detroit Tigers having to get this manager’s decision right, it was no exaggeration. Whether you like Tigers fan-favorite Don Kelly or the newest
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 10:24 AM EDT Sep 20, 2020 Ron Gardenhire didn’t need to say it. But he did. A few times. “I hope and pray that you guys don’t think I’m walking out on you,” Gardenhire told Detroit Tigers’ players and coaches at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, just 90 minutes before first pitch.
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 AM EDT Sep 20, 2020 Ron Gardenhire is a true baseball man. His humor is dry, like when he tipped his cap to general manager Al Avila with an unexpected joke Saturday during his retirement announcement. With a twist, he thanked Avila for the insightful conversations they shared before
Ryan Ford Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 AM EDT Sep 20, 2020 The Detroit Tigers will get a jump on the annual baseball managerial carousel after Ron Gardenhire’s sudden retirement Saturday before the Tigers’ game against the Cleveland Indians. Bench coach Lloyd McClendon will finish the season as the Tigers’ interim manager, though he’s not
Tony Paul The Detroit News Published 5:43 AM EDT Sep 20, 2020 Detroit — From 2006-13, the Tigers had one manager. They’ve now had three since. Ron Gardnehire abruptly retired early Saturday evening, after 16 years as a big-league manager, including the last two-plus seasons with the Tigers. Lloyd McClendon is taking over on an interim
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 5:48 AM EDT Sep 20, 2020 Detroit – Spencer Turnbull was about to begin his pre-start preparations Saturday when a team meeting was hastily called to announce that manager Ron Gardenhire, citing health issues, was retiring. Effective immediately. “A complete shock,” said Turnbull, who pitched six strong innings in
Ron Gardenhire is retiring as Tigers’ manager, effective immediately, GM Al Avila announced today (via Chris McCosky of the Detroit News). Bench coach Lloyd McClendon will take over the manager’s chair for the remainder of the season, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Gardenhire intended to step away from the sport at the end of
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 11:39 PM EDT Sep 19, 2020 Detroit – Spencer Turnbull was about to begin his pre-start preparations Saturday when a team meeting was hastily called to announce that manager Ron Gardenhire, citing health issues, was retiring. Effective immediately. “A complete shock,” said Turnbull, who pitched six strong innings in
Ron Gardenhire is done as Detroit Tigers manager. Bring on Don Kelly. Ron Gardenhire retired on Saturday, and while it was sudden and unexpected, it wasn’t terribly surprising. Gardenhire is a month shy of his 63rd birthday, he’s had previous health concerns, and his contract was set to expire at the end of this
Daniel Norris, who throws 1 1/3 scoreless innings Saturday, says it was a rough day for the Tigers and that Ron Gardenhire is one of his “favorite humans.” #DetroitRoots
The Tigers got a boost from the bottom of their line-up, including clutch hits from Eric Haase and Daz Cameron, on their way to a 5-2 win over the Indians.