SAN DIEGO — For the second time in nine years, a former Tigers beat writer is receiving the highest honor from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. That, as the great John Lowe would probably say, is outstanding. Lowe, whose 36-year career as a baseball writer included the creation of the quality start statistic, two
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John Lowe’s commitment to journalism, to baseball, and to service, has made him a Hall of Famer. Lowe, the former longtime Detroit Tigers beat writer for the Free Press, has been elected the 2023 winner of the Baseball Writers Association of America Career Excellence Award, the BBWAA announced on Tuesday. He will be honored during
Welcome to the inaugural MLB draft lottery. The Detroit Tigers have the sixth-best odds to land the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 MLB draft during the league’s first-ever draft lottery Tuesday night, which will determine the order for the first six spots. The Tigers were a large disappointment in 2022, finishing 66-96, for
San Diego — For the second time in seven years, a baseball writer from Detroit will be inducted into the media wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame. In the closest vote since 2002, when the mail-in ballot process began, former Detroit Free Press sportswriter John Lowe was named winner of the 2023 BBWAA Career
John Lowe, the former longtime Detroit Tigers beat writer for the Free Press, has been elected the 2023 winner of the Baseball Writers Association of America Career Excellence Award, the BBWAA announced on Tuesday. Lowe will be honored during next summer’s Baseball Hall of Fame ceremony in Cooperstown, New York, in July. Renown among baseball
SAN DIEGO — The winter meetings are buzzing. Former Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander signed a two-year, $86.67 million contract with the New York Mets, joining former Tiger Max Scherzer in the starting rotation once again. Former Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski, who consistently spends his way to the World Series, signed shortstop Trea Turner to
One of the keystones of the Winter Meetings is hearing from each MLB manager as their clubs make and execute their offseason plans. With the 2022 Meetings underway in San Diego, MLB.com will carry livestreams of every manager media availability on Tuesday. The full schedule for manager availabilities is below (all times ET). This story
San Diego — This coaching staff AJ Hinch continues to assemble isn’t quite as large as a typical NFL staff, but it’s getting there. With one spot still likely to be filled, the 2023 Tigers will have a coaching staff that features a three-man hitting department and a three-man pitching department, as well as the
SAN DIEGO — The Detroit Tigers‘ coaching staff is nearly complete. Gary Jones, who served as the first base coach last season, will be the third base coach in 2023, manager A.J. Hinch said Monday at baseball’s winter meetings. In doing so, Jones returns to the role he previously held as a coach with the Chicago
San Diego – That word again. Sustainable. Tigers president Scott Harris, speaking to beat reporters in his suite/war room at the Grand Hyatt hotel Monday night, laid out a significantly revised and more pointed mission statement for the offseason and beyond. It’s not about plastering over roster holes with short-term free agents. It’s not about
SAN DIEGO — At most Winter Meetings, coaching staff announcements would be footnotes amidst a flurry of rumors and aspirations. For the Tigers, the coaching staff is a reflection of what the team is trying to do here and for the rest of this offseason. Manager A.J. Hinch’s staff includes three pitching coaches, including a
The Detroit Tigers traded away ace Justin Verlander in 2017, and it clearly backfired on them as Verlander went on to achieve greatness without them. The Tigers made a mistake in trading veteran Justin Verlander back in 2017. While Verlander was a bit inconsistent in his last few years in Detroit, they didn’t get much…
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Followers of the NBA or NHL are familiar with the concept of the Draft lottery that is about to debut in MLB. But baseball’s lottery includes anti-tanking measures that go beyond anything we’ve seen in the other major professional sports. MLB’s inaugural Draft lottery will be held at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT on Tuesday
Associated Press San Diego — Justin Verlander agreed to an $86.7 million, two-year contract with the New York Mets on Monday, reuniting the AL Cy Young Award winner with Max Scherzer and giving the team a high-profile replacement for Jacob deGrom. The contract is worth $43,333,333 per season and includes a vesting player option for
SAN DIEGO — The New York Mets struck first at MLB’s Winter Meetings with the blockbuster signing of three-time Cy Young winner Justin Verlander. Verlander signed a two-year, $86 million contract with a vesting option for 2025, a baseball official with direct knowledge of the deal told USA TODAY Sports. The official spoke on the
Former American League Cy Young winner Rick Porcello seemingly stepped away from baseball with scarcely a word about his decision to do so following the 2020 season, but in a new appearance on the Bradfo Sho with WEEI’s Rob Bradford, the 33-year-old righty publicly confirmed for the first time that he has indeed retired. “I
It was a big weekend in baseball town. Jacob deGrom was signed by the Texas Rangers (remember how well all their signings last season worked for them…?), and the Eras Committee has selected one single veteran player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame (I won’t make you scroll, it’s Fred McGriff), and speculation
Sunday marked the return of Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings, as leadership of all 30 teams, plus agents, journalists, the attendant trade show, and a host of luminaries converge on San Diego for four days. This is the first time the annual talks have been held in person since 2019. Last year’s edition, including the
Almost two weeks ago, the Detroit Tigers made the decision not to tender a contract to long-time third baseman, Jeimer Candelario. New President of Baseball Operations, Scott Harris, attempted to negotiate a one-year deal for less than the presumed $7 million Candelario would’ve received in his final year of arbitration, but it was no surprise