Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 11:24 AM EDT Aug 31, 2020 Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila has been asked about left-handed pitcher Daniel Norris, who is turning into a reliable bullpen option this season. The Tampa Bay Rays are one team with interest, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. Norris, 27, is not a
The Detroit Tigers are on a roll. Winners of three straight series, they’ve suddenly given their fans the looming sight for a playoff berth similar to a thirsty man in the desert longing for the lush oasis just a scant distance away. The question for the Detroit Tigers and GM Al Avila…is the amazing vision
As we are just over the halfway point, the Detroit Tigers are 16-16 with a series sweep of the Minnesota Twins. What is the good, bad, and the ugly of the season so far? Just two weeks ago, on August 9, the Detroit Tigers were a half back of the first place in the Al
Ryan Ford Detroit Free Press Published 6:01 AM EDT Aug 31, 2020 Detroit Tigers pitching coach Rick Anderson is key in the development of pitching prospects such as Matt Manning, Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal, especially as they arrive in the majors, as Mize and Skubal have. But this isn’t Anderson’s first go-round polishing prospects
By Mark Polishuk | August 30, 2020 at 11:07pm CDT The Brewers are receiving a lot of interest on Josh Hader and Corbin Burnes, MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reports (all links to Twitter), though there isn’t any sign that Milwaukee would consider moving either reliever for anything less than a major offer, particularly for Hader.
Bob Wojnowski The Detroit News Published 11:00 PM EDT Aug 30, 2020 Detroit — Call it whatever you wish. An asterisk season, a wasted season, a COVID calamity. Call the Tigers whatever you wish. A scrappy team on a fun little streak, a rebuilding team biding its time, a hodge-podge one or two years from
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 10:24 PM EDT Aug 30, 2020 Casey Mize couldn’t get out of his own way. The Detroit Tigers’ rookie right-hander plunked three batters, walked two more and put himself in trouble each inning. He ran his pitch count up to 67 through three frames, which was enough for manager Ron Gardenhire
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 8:21 PM EDT Aug 30, 2020 Detroit — Here is a little window into the kind of guy Gregory Soto is. It also illustrates the bond that has formed among the pitchers in the Tigers’ bullpen. On Sunday, the morning after he earned his first major-league save, he was
Jonathan Schoop hit the go-ahead home run, and Miguel Cabrera recorded his 2,000th hit with the club in the Tigers’ 3-2 win | 8/30/20 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/
Miguel Cabrera collected his 2,000th hit as a Tiger, then symbolically acknowledged the fans who couldn’t be there for his milestone moment. Check out http://MLB.com/video for more! About MLB.com: About MLB.com: Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League Club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 6:29 PM EDT Aug 30, 2020 Casey Mize couldn’t get out of his own way. The Detroit Tigers’ rookie right-hander plunked three batters, walked two more and put himself in trouble each inning. He ran his pitch count up to 67 through three frames, which was enough for manager Ron Gardenhire
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 6:06 PM EDT Aug 30, 2020 Detroit — Tyler Alexander didn’t even blink. Asked if the Tigers were starting to feel like they had a shot to make a run at a playoff spot, he said, “We’ve known it the whole time.” It’s hard to believe this is the
We hear from Casey Mize after he pitches an eventful three innings in his third career start. #DetroitRoots
We hear from Tyler Alexander, who comes out of the bullpen and breezes through the middle innings Sunday after starter Casey Mize struggles through just three innings. #DetroitRoots
It has been speculated that the Detroit Tigers will be sellers at this year’s trade deadline. With the team playing well, that might not be the case. With the Detroit Tigers completing a sweep of the Minnesota Twins, they are now at 16-16 and within clear striking distance of a playoff spot. It has been
This is the third installment in a series about some of the Detroit Tigers’ memorable moments and games from Comerica Park’s inaugural season of 2000, which included a weekend in which the Tigers were the David to baseball’s Goliath, the New York Yankees. (Click here for part one, which covers the 2000 Comerica Park opener.
We hear from manager Ron Gardenhire after his Tigers complete a three-game sweep of the Twins and get back to .500. #It’sMillerTime
We hear from Jonathan Schoop after his bases-empty homer is the difference in a 3-2 Tigers victory over the Twins Sunday. @DetroitRoots
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 4:41 PM EDT Aug 30, 2020 Glimpses of vintage Miguel Cabrera are coming to fruition on his climb to 2,000 hits with the Detroit Tigers. Like when he turned on an inside fastball and sent it to the center-field wall for a run-scoring double in the sixth inning of
Miggy climbs the hit list. With 3 series wins in a row, and this weekend’s sweep of the Twins, it can truthfully be said that the Tigers are in the midst of a very respectable streak. They’ve even managed to claw their way back to .500. Can we trust this? Of course not. Literally anything