Detroit Free Press

MINNEAPOLIS — Detroit Tigers catcher Dustin Garneau has played 158 games for six teams across seven years in the big leagues. The 34-year-old veteran is all too familiar with the uncertainty of looking ahead. He often completes each season without knowing his employer the following season, which leads him back home to stay in shape. Every offseason,

MINNEAPOLIS — As the Detroit Tigers scurried into the clubhouse after Monday’s 8-7 loss to the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park, one player remained in the dugout. He perched himself on the first step of the stairs and rested his arm on the railing. Miguel Cabrera stared at the White Sox players and coaches leaving

MINNEAPOLIS — The last time the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins matched up at Target Field, the teams combined for 31 runs, 32 hits and 16 walks. Two months later, the results were much different. Left-hander Tyler Alexander posted six innings of one-run ball, retiring the final 12 batters he faced, but the Tigers’ offense didn’t spark

MINNEAPOLIS — Niko Goodrum pointed to his elbow. “That hurts, especially on the elbow,” Goodrum said Tuesday, before the Detroit Tigers began a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins. “He’s mad. I get it. But then you are responsible for your actions. We’re all grown. We’re not kids anymore. From there, that’s what he decided to

The Detroit Tigers were down to their final two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. Runners stood on first and second base as rookie infielder Isaac Paredes stepped to the plate for the 62nd time this season and the 170th time in his MLB career. He pulled a 1-2 slider from Kansas City Royals reliever Scott

Detroit Tigers rookie reliever Alex Lange didn’t mean to do it. “Obviously, I’m not trying to hit a guy in the ninth inning and down by one run after we just put five (runs),” Lange said after Monday’s 8-7 loss to the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park. “That’s not any way to come into

On Monday afternoon, Detroit Tigers rookie Matt Manning made the second-to-last start of his first season in the big leagues. But a 33-pitch fourth inning, marred by mistakes, doomed him. “Really inconsistent with his delivery,” Tigers manager AJ Hinch said. “His pace was slow. His body wasn’t moving great. It just didn’t look like he

Look, we understand: It’s been 155 games, and you really weren’t expecting the Detroit Tigers’ season to last this long. Last year’s run was just 60 games — well, it was supposed to be, but the Tigers only got to 58 before MLB told them to quit showing up. And before that? In 2019, the

The Detroit Tigers have seven games remaining this season. The goal is to win games, but it’s hard not to already move on to next year. The Tigers hope to be in contention for the 2022 playoffs. Whether right-handed reliever Joe Jimenez is along for the ride remains to be seen. At first glance, keeping

Detroit Tigers veteran Wily Peralta wasn’t sharp in Sunday’s series finale against the Kansas City Royals. The 32-year-old needed 29 pitches in the first inning, 18 in the second, 21 in the third, 19 in the fourth and, finally, 13 just to get two outs in the fifth frame. As Peralta labored on the mound, his opponent

Detroit Tigers outfielder Victor Reyes emerged from the clubhouse and into the dugout. Cloaked in a hoodie and athletic shorts, he sat down in the dugout. He had just been placed on the 10-day injured list with a right groin strain — ending his 2021 season. Despite the injury, Reyes left a positive impression on manager

The leaders of the Detroit Tigers sat in the home team’s dugout Friday afternoon at Comerica Park, headlined by owner Christopher Ilitch in the middle of the pack. To his right: manager AJ Hinch. To his left: general manager Al Avila. “We’re in this together,” Hinch said. The rebuild is coming together. The Tigers are 75-79 this season,

Detroit Tigers rookie Tarik Skubal only expected to pitch three innings. The 24-year-old is ending the season on a strict innings restriction (as is fellow rookie Casey Mize). Both starting pitchers should finish just below 150 innings in their second MLB seasons, preparing them for an increase in 2022. On Saturday night, Skubal didn’t need to argue with

Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch isn’t ready to shut down Jose Cisnero, but new information presents a dilemma: The right-handed reliever is unlikely to return from the injured list before the team’s Oct. 3 finale. The 32-year-old was placed on the injured list Sept. 14 with a right elbow laceration, after slipping on the stairs

Miggy hugs. They were all over Comerica Park on Friday night. As the Detroit Tigers honored Miguel Cabrera with a seriously cool pregame ceremony celebrating his 500th home run, Miggy bounced across the field like a little kid and grabbed former Tigers great Willie Horton in a giant bear hug. A leave-your-feet, knock-you-over kind of hug.

The Detroit Tigers recorded back-to-back doubles in the seventh inning but couldn’t produce a run in what turned out to be their final scoring opportunity Friday night. Facing Kansas City Royals reliever Jake Brentz, Niko Goodrum slapped a fastball into right field. Third base coach Ramon Santiago waved Goodrum around second base, a product of

Detroit Tigers third baseman Jeimer Candelario has stated his case. Entering the 2020 season, the Tigers were uncertain if Candelario would be part of the long-term plan. He was entrenched in a position battle with Dawel Lugo, who is no longer with the organization and spent this season competing for Mariachis de Guadalajara in the Mexican League. But Candelario

Detroit Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd will undergo surgery Monday in Dallas to repair the flexor tendon in his throwing arm. Dr. Keith Meister, the head team physician for the Texas Rangers, will perform the surgery. Boyd visited Meister and Dr. Neal ElAttrache — the head team physician for the Los Angeles Dodgers — for opinions

The Detroit Tigers continue to tear through teams destined for the postseason. Beating baseball’s highest tier has been on full display in September. Some believed the Tigers would crash, considering what appeared to be an unbearable schedule: Oakland Athletics, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Rays (seven times), Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox (six times), Kansas

The Detroit Tigers announced Thursday the addition of Ryan Garko as the new vice president of player development. He accepted the position previously held by Dave Littlefield, who was reassigned in late August as part of progressive front office moves. General manager Al Avila said the vice president of player development role was identified as the “second-most important (job) to