From his childhood home to the ballfield just down the street, Lou Whitaker provides an engaging tour of his world before he became one of the best second basemen to ever play major league baseball.
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Detroit Tigers (42-64) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (55-49) When: 7:10 p.m. Thursday. Where: Comerica Park in Detroit. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1) in Detroit (Tigers radio affiliates). Starting pitchers: Tigers RHP Drew Hutchison (1-4, 4.53 ERA) vs. Rays LHP Jeffrey Springs, (3-3, 2.70 ERA). • Box score LEGEND: I miss Vin Scully already, and all those great stories about beards and bird
Less than an hour before the trade deadline passed the Detroit Tigers traded Michael Fulmer to the Minnesota Twins for RHP Sawyer Gipson-Long. There were no long plane rides for Fulmer, all he had to do was walk across the field. At the time of the trade, it seemed like an underwhelming return. The Tigers
MINNEAPOLIS — Michael Fulmer sat on the couch inside the Detroit Tigers‘ clubhouse Tuesday and couldn’t help but check his phone for the latest trade rumors. His eyes repeatedly bounced from his phone to the MLB Network broadcast on a nearby TV to a few teammates in the vicinity. “What are you still doing here?” Andrew Chafin, a
Lakeland, FL – Today’s rescheduled Florida State League game against the Dunedin Blue Jays at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium has been postponed due to inclement weather. The make-up game was from the August 2 postponement. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Thursday, Lakeland, FL – Today’s rescheduled
The Tigers placed starter Tarik Skubal on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to yesterday, due to arm fatigue. The southpaw left his start on Monday after feeling the fatigue, and he’ll now be out for at least the next two weeks. Skubal indicated on Monday he didn’t anticipate missing any additional starts. That obviously won’t be the
The SeaWolves struck early and led wire-to-wire as they took down the Portland Sea Dogs, 9-5, on Wednesday night at Hadlock Field. The ‘Wolves have taken the first two games of the series and have won seven of their last eight games. The SeaWolves took a first inning lead against The SeaWolves struck early and
Minneapolis — He was thankful it didn’t happen on Tuesday. It would have been a lot for Michael Fulmer to be traded from the Tigers to the Twins about two hours before the game and have to pitch against his former mates the same night. But he knew that moment was coming. Sure enough, he was
DES MOINES, IA – The Toledo Mud Hens and the Iowa Cubs split a doubleheader on Wednesday in Iowa. The Mud Hens took the first game 5-4, while the Cubs won game two 8-3. Game 1 – The Mud Hens rode a three-run home run from Jack Lopez to kick *DES MOINES, IA – *The
MINNEAPOLIS — Michael Fulmer sat in the visiting clubhouse at Target Field, knowing he was in his final minutes as a Tiger but not knowing his destination, when manager A.J. Hinch tapped him on the shoulder and called him into his office. “The first thing he said was, ‘Well, you’re not going far,’” Fulmer recalled.
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We hear from Tyler Alexander after he holds the Twins to two runs on two hits over five innings Wednesday, striking out five. #DetroitRoots
We hear from manager A.J. Hinch after his Tigers are limited to four hits and strike out 14 times in a 4-1 loss to the Twins on Wednesday. #Leinenkugels
LANSING, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps watched Joey Wentz collect a scoreless rehab appearance, and Lansing Lugnuts outfielder Denzel Clarke deliver an inside-the-park-home-run for the second straight game as part of an 8-1 loss on Wednesday afternoon at Jackson Field. The early innings featured Wentz, the Detroit Tigers No. LANSING, MI – The West
The rubber match of a mid-week three-game series between the Tigers and Twins in Minnesota saw the Twins début of Michael Fulmer, a whole bunch of strikeouts of Tiger hitters, and a 4-1 Twins win to clinch the three-game series. Tyler Alexander took the mound for Detroit, coming off a four-inning start in Toronto last
MINNEAPOLIS — Once again, the Detroit Tigers‘ offense didn’t do enough. The Minnesota Twins, on the other hand, weren’t consistently productive but still did enough in the batter’s box — thanks to new catcher Sandy Leon’s two-RBI performance — to hand the Tigers a 4-1 loss in Wednesday’s series finale at Target Field. The Tigers (42-64) dropped two
Canton firefighter Maureen Stoecklein has switched gear from public safety to professional sports as the Detroit Tigers nutrition coordinator. She was invited to become a crucial member of the professional baseball team’s support network in late 2021 and officially retired from firefighting duties this summer to focus on the Tigers’ fuel from food. Baseball followers will tell
We hear from Michael Fulmer a day after he went from the Tigers’ clubhouse to the Twins’. #DetroitRoots
Minneapolis — As Michael Fulmer sat in the Twins’ bullpen Tuesday night, right next to his former teammates, he couldn’t stop his heart from racing. “It just happened so quick,” he said. “I don’t think I had time to even think about it. Rocco (Baldelli, Twins manager) asked if I could pitch and I was like,
Minneapolis — The precise reason Miguel Cabrera was out of the Tigers’ lineup Wednesday was because it was a noon start after the night game Tuesday. Cabrera, 39, typically doesn’t play on day games after night games. But Tigers manager AJ Hinch admitted the club is concerned. Cabrera plays in pain almost every night. He has