Mark “The Bird” Fidrych grooming the mound during his remarkable rookie season in 1976. (Photo credit: New York Times) This week, I present the Detroit Tigers All Star team for the 1970-1979 decade. All Star teams for previous decades are found below: 1901-1909 1910-1919 1920-1929 1930-1939 1940-1949 1950-1959 1960-1969 Detroit Stars: 1919-1930 In each decade,
The bitter cold across Michigan these days makes it difficult to think of spring and baseball, but they are quickly sneaking up. Spring Training is scheduled to begin in less than a month in Lakeland, Fla., and if it’s anything like Summer Camp 2020 in Detroit, the prospects will be The bitter cold across Michigan
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Our last interview with Hank Aaron Hank Aaron back in 2013, listen to what he had to say about breaking records, salaries, and racism SportsPulse, USA TODAY Denny McLain couldn’t find the legendary Hank Aaron. It was July 4, 1972. Five days earlier, McLain had
Barring any stunning developments over the next five weeks, it seems likely the Detroit Tigers are content to go through at least one more season of bad baseball to secure another high draft pick. So now seems like a good time to check in on the progress of this draft-reliant rebuild.
By Paul Newberry | Associated Press Atlanta — Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth’s home run record and gracefully left his mark as one of baseball’s greatest all-around players, died Friday. He was 86. The Atlanta Braves, Aaron’s longtime team, said he died peacefully in his
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption New Detroit Tigers outfielder Robbie Grossman: ‘I’m excited for what’s to come’ Detroit Tigers outfielder Robbie Grossman talks Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, about joining a new organization and his love for A.J. Hinch. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Before reaching the majors, new Detroit Tigers outfielder
By Connor Byrne | January 21, 2021 at 9:32pm CDT The Astros suffered a major loss in free agency this week with the departure of outfielder George Springer, who agreed to sign with the Blue Jays. Next winter, they could see shortstop Carlos Correa follow Springer in exiting on the open market, though the 26-year-old
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ AJ Hinch thinks team can win in 2021 with ‘mindset change’ Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch breaks down the team’s offseason entering the 2021 season Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Back in November, Detroit Tigers infielder Jeimer Candelario said he
At the beginning of the week, we put out our annual All-Defense team, and it contained a lot of familiar faces with a lot of repeat members of the squad. Expanding to a second team allowed more plus defenders to get some due. But we at MLB Pipeline wanted to go beyond that list of
The Tigers will report to Spring Training next month looking to pick up the progress on their rebuild and move closer to contending for a championship. Gregory Soto will arrive having just won one. The Tigers lefty reliever was so excited for a chance at a title in the Dominican The Tigers will report to
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers international signee Cristian Santana has ‘advanced approach’ with bat Detroit Tigers director of international operations Tom Moore checks in Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, to discuss the newest members of the organization. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Detroit Tigers left-hander Gregory Soto was lights
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — This little anecdote from the recently completed Dominican Winter League finals will warm the heart of manager AJ Hinch. The championship game was Monday. Tigers left-hander Gregory Soto, pitching for Aguilas Cibaenas, already had pitched three scoreless innings in the playoffs. But before the final game, he approached
Catcher Tyler Flowers turns 35 in a few days, but his mix of power, patience, and framing skills make him an ideal choice to guide the the Detroit Tigers’ stable of young arms. So far the only catching addition the team has made this offseason is Dustin Garneau, a 33-year-old journeyman with 140 career games…
For Detroit Tigers fans, this latest rumor that popped up on Twitter about free agent Marwin González had a few fans scratching their heads with the follow up question of “why?” The #Tigers have been in touch with Marwin González’s camp, sources say, for some of the same reasons they pursued Jason Castro. A.J. Hinch…
There was a chance Detroit Tigers blue-chip pitching prospect Matt Manning would see the Detroit Tigers MLB roster at some point in 2020–and while we watched Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal make their respective debuts, many began to wonder why pitchers like Tyler Alexander and Rony Garcia were starting games instead of bringing up someone…
The Tigers have been intertwined with the history of Detroit since the franchise was one of the founding members of the American League more than a century ago. That history has included more than a few players from the great state of Michigan. Five Hall of Famers were born in The Tigers have been intertwined
By Connor Byrne | January 20, 2021 at 6:55pm CDT The Dodgers are seeking a right-handed-hitting infielder, and free-agent third baseman Justin Turner is their No. 1 choice, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network. While the team has shown interest in fellow righty-hitting infielder Marcus Semien, Heyman notes it may be difficult for the
Kristie Rieken | AP Sports Writer Houston – Outfielder Michael Brantley has agreed to a $32 million, two-year contract with the Houston Astros, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the contract, which is pending a successful physical, had not
The Detroit Tigers have pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training just under a month from now but several questions are left to answer. The payroll sits around $63 million according to Sportrac, which is give or take $30 million dollars lower than it was last season. The assumption was that Detroit would spend to…
Casey Mize is a student of the game. It’s one reason the young right-hander was able to grow from undrafted out of high school to the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft. So it should come as no surprise that the Tigers’ top pitching prospect saw the Casey Mize is a student
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