Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 2:21 PM EDT Sep 21, 2020 Ron Gardenhire called his wife, Carol, after an unexpected exchange Saturday with Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila in his office. He told her that he retired from his managerial career, effective immediately, because of health concerns. He walked out of Comerica Park that
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 12:39 PM EDT Sep 21, 2020 Detroit — Hard to believe that after four seasons the jury could still be out on Tigers’ reliever Joe Jimenez. But it is. Which is why whatever work he gets in this last week will be significant. “This organization has decisions to make
While Angels, Nationals and Red Sox fans haven’t had much to enjoy in 2020, they could relish some exciting rookie performances in the final week of the regular season. Defending World Series champion Washington may have the third-worst record in the National League, but the youngest player in the Majors While Angels, Nationals and Red
Ryan Ford Detroit Free Press Published 11:30 AM EDT Sep 21, 2020 Hello, and welcome to another edition of the Detroit Tigers Newsletter. In the end, we really shouldn’t be surprised Ron Gardenhire left a little early. After all, he racked up 13 ejections while managing the Tigers — fifth in franchise history, as least
The Detroit Tigers will be addressing their manager position this offseason. AJ Hinch has been one of the names connected to the opening An abrupt announcement was made Saturday that Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire would be retiring; citing health concerns and the desire to spend more time with his family. The timing to the
Here we look at another candidate for the Detroit Tigers’ manager vacancy. Will Venable is a young, up-and-coming coaching talent. There are going to be a lot of names that come up as candidates for the Detroit Tigers‘ managerial vacancy, as Ron Gardenhire has announced his retirement. The speculation has already begun, with Jon Morosi
In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we look back at the Latin players that joined the Detroit Tigers and left an everlasting impact. Today, we start with Aurelio Lopez As far as Aurelio Lopez is concerned among Detroit Tigers fans, he is known as “Señor Smoke”. One of the biggest reasons why the Detroit Tigers
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 6:01 AM EDT Sep 21, 2020 On Sunday, Jim Leyland called Ron Gardenhire a true professional, in every sense. Gardenhireentered his three-year tenure as the Detroit Tigers’ manager with patience, Leyland said. He understood his task of leading the toughest part of the rebuild. And he never shied away from
By TC Zencka | September 20, 2020 at 7:04pm CDT After Ron Gardenhire’s sudden retirement this weekend, the Tigers have a managerial opening that could be one of the more appealing around baseball. Lloyd McClendon has taken over managerial duties for the rest of this season, and he’ll get a look for the full-time job
There is only one week left in this baseball regular season. That’s absurd, isn’t it? That is not nearly enough time. We have just gotten comfortable with baseball being back. Now it’s going? Perhaps we should just be grateful. It is our good fortune that we got any baseball at all. With that in mind,
John Niyo The Detroit News Published 11:00 PM EDT Sep 20, 2020 You could make the case that Ron Gardenhire wasn’t the right man for the job three years ago, when Tigers general manager Al Avila tabbed him as his first managerial hire. And to be honest, many of us did. But you can’t argue
We hear from Matthew Boyd, who’s perfect through four innings Sunday but not so good after that. #DetroitRoots
For the leadership, for the humor, for the drive to win, for the encouragement, for the support, and for the genuine nature of Ron Gardenhire, we know saying thanks doesn’t quite say it all. But we’ll say it regardless: Thank you, Gardy. #DetroitRoots
José Ramírez crushed a pair of two-run homers and Carlos Carrasco struck out 11 in the Indians’ 7-4 win over the Tigers Don’t forget to subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/mlb Follow us elsewhere too: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mlb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mlb TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/share/user/6569247715560456198 Visit our site for all baseball news, stats and scores! https://www.mlb.com/
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 5:25 PM EDT Sep 20, 2020 Detroit — In a way, this was Matthew Boyd’s season in a capsule. He was perfect through four innings Sunday. Brushing corners with his change-up and curveball, moving his fastball up and in, up and away to keep the hitters honest. Twelve up, 12
We hear from interim manager Lloyd McClendon after his Tigers drop the series finale to the Indians 7-4. #ItsMillerTime
Kirkland Crawford Detroit Free Press Published 4:10 PM EDT Sep 20, 2020 Detroit Tigers (22-29) vs. Cleveland Indians (28-24) When: 1:10 p.m. Sunday. Where: Comerica Park. TV: Fox Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1; other radio affiliates). First-pitch weather forecast: Sunny, 64 degrees. Probable starting pitchers: Tigers LHP Matthew Boyd (2-6, 6.75 ERA) vs. Indians RHP
Lynn Henning The Detroit News Published 4:00 PM EDT Sep 20, 2020 The minor-league season has been canceled, but the development of the Tigers’ prospects is still a critical aspect of the team’s rebuild. In this series, Lynn Henning will take a look at some of the key players. Today: Kody Clemens. Baseball parks, those
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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