Jay Cohen | Associated Press Chicago — San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller reunited with an old friend in another blockbuster move Tuesday night. The aggressive Padres got Yu Darvish in a trade with the Chicago Cubs, adding another ace to their rotation after announcing a deal for Blake Snell earlier in the day.
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The purpose of a farm system is to develop talent for its parent club, whether it be directly with young players or indirectly with trades. This year, however, that simple objective was complicated by the pandemic, which resulted in a lost Minor League season, a shortened Major League schedule and a five-round Draft. As a
Even though the 2020 season lasted only 60 games, it saw its fair share of notable individual performances. There were two no-hitters, 10 three-homer games, six five-hit outbursts and much more. Some of these games produced stat lines never before seen in baseball history — at least as far back Even though the 2020 season
The best seasons of José Ureña’s career came with Juan Nieves as his pitching coach in Miami, including Ureña’s 14-win season in 2017. When Ureña looked for a new opportunity this offseason after spending his entire six-year career in Miami, seeing Nieves as the new assistant pitching coach in Detroit The best seasons of José
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Jose Urena ‘happy’ to join team on one-year deal Detroit Tigers right-hander Jose Urena speaks Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, about joining a new organization and what he hopes to accomplish. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press The newest member of the Detroit Tigers is
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — More than two years later, Jose Urena still insists the pitch just got away from him. If you knew anything at all about this lanky, Dominican-born right-hander before the Tigers signed him last week for one year at $3.25 million, it was probably that on Aug. 15, 2018,
We hear from the newest member of the Tigers pitching corps, Jose Urena.
Devon White won 7 Gold Glove awards for a reason. Here are a couple of his greatest plays! Don’t forget to subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/MLBClassics Follow us elsewhere too: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mlb/ & https://www.instagram.com/mlbvault/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mlb TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/share/user/656… Visit our site for all baseball news, stats and scores! https://www.mlb.com/
The Detroit Stars were a charter member of the Negro National League in 1920 (Photo Credit: MLBemuseum.com) On December 16, Major League Baseball announced that it will now officially recognize seven professional Negro Leagues that operated between 1920-1948 as major leagues. Historians have long considered baseball played in these leagues as comparable in quality to
The Detroit Stars were a charter member of the Negro National League in 1920 (Photo Credit: MLBemuseum.com) On December 16, Major League Baseball announced that it will now officially recognize seven profession Negro Leagues that operated between 1920-1948 as major leagues. Historians have long considered baseball played in these leagues as comparable in quality to
CLEVELAND, OHIO – JULY 28: Starting pitcher Carlos Rodon #55 of the Chicago White Sox pitches during the first inning of game 2 of a double header against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on July 28, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
Mike Fitzpatrick | Associated Press Two months ago, Blake Snell got yanked off the mound with a two-hit shutout going in the final game of the World Series. Now, the Tampa Bay Rays are ready to ship him out of town. The San Diego Padres are close to completing a blockbuster trade to acquire Snell
As reported yesterday by ESPN’s Buster Olney, ($) right-hander Corey Kluber is set to throw in front of scouts on either January 12 or 13th. The Detroit Tigers haven’t confirmed whether their scouts will attend, but let’s take a look at if adding Corey Kluber is a good idea or a bad idea.
Phil Niekro owns one of, if not, the best knuckleball in MLB history. He reinvented pitching by adding this slow, crazy moving pitch. Check out some of his best highlights here! Don’t forget to subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/MLBClassics Follow us elsewhere too: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mlb/ & https://www.instagram.com/mlbvault/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mlb TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/share/user/656… Visit our site for all
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers OF Akil Baddoo ‘100% ready to go’ after Rule 5 draft Outfielder Akil Baddoo speaks Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, about being selected by Detroit Tigers in the Rule 5 draft and his recovery from elbow surgery. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press A handful
The Tigers’ home jersey is one of the most recognizable in baseball thanks to the Olde English “D” on the front. The numbers on the back might take some reminding. While the greatest Tigers of all have their numbers on the outfield wall at Comerica Park, those cover just a fraction of the range of
Every season is an opportunity for a new batch of previously unknown or unheralded players to step into the spotlight, for young players to make a leap and for a select few to ascend to superstardom. With 2020 coming to a close, we asked MLB.com’s beat reporters to look ahead and name the top candidates
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News With the understanding J.T. Realmuto isn’t compatible with the Tigers’ taut budget and likely wouldn’t be terribly interested in the Tigers even if they could offer him a gaudy free-agent check, and with further belief that neither are high-gloss pitchers in Detroit’s cards (see: last week’s signing of one
The 2020 season came and went in a flash, but plenty of rookies still took the opportunity to leave their mark. As the new year begins, we’re looking back at the ones who left the biggest impressions. We already covered the star rookie hitters. Now it’s time to take a look at the rookie pitchers
Paul Newberry | Associated Press Atlanta – Baseball Hall of Famer Phil Niekro, who pitched well into his 40s with a knuckleball that baffled big league hitters for more than two decades, mostly with the Atlanta Braves, has died after a long fight with cancer, the team announced Sunday. He was 81. The Braves said Niekro