Detroit Free Press

The Detroit Tigers announced Tuesday promotions within the baseball operations department, giving new opportunities to Sam Menzin, Jay Sartori and Kenny Graham. Both Menzin, 31, and Sartori, 42, were promoted to vice president/assistant general manager titles. Graham is taking over the player development department on an interim basis. He replaces vice president of player development Dave Littlefield, who
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Detroit Tigers right-hander Jose Urena returned from a right groin strain that sent him the injured list and started Saturday’s 3-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Despite one of his best performances, Tigers manager AJ Hinch only allowed him to complete three innings. Don’t expect that to change. “Now he can finish strong as we use
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Ahead of Sunday’s series finale, the Detroit Tigers needed to make room on the active roster. The decision seemingly came down to outfielders Daz Cameron and Victor Reyes, as the Tigers had to clear a roster spot for left-hander Matthew Boyd. He was activated from the injured list as Sunday’s scheduled starting pitcher against the
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Gerson Adamus drew a one-out walk in the first inning. “Now here comes one of the finest athletes in this year’s Little League World Series: Jonathan Schoop,” play-by-play broadcaster Brent Musburger said on the ABC telecast. “He’s a slick fielding shortstop, and he can also do some damage with the bat.” Seventeen years later, this memory reminds Schoop why he loves
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The throw from Detroit Tigers left fielder Akil Baddoo looked perfect. But the ball was late. Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. — the free extra-inning runner on second base to open the 10th inning — slid into home just before Baddoo’s rocket connected with catcher Eric Haase, who turned to apply the tag. Guerrero had been
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Detroit Tigers starter Matthew Boyd sat on the couch inside Matt Manning’s home in Lakeland, Florida. He watched the Tigers climb the standings after a dreadful April, putting together three consecutive winning months and now sitting in third place of the American League Central. He also saw the developments of Manning, Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal
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The Detroit Tigers are officially preparing for the 2022 season. Manager AJ Hinch’s primary goal — winning every game in 2021 — isn’t changing, but the organization wants to find out more about certain players ahead of spring training in February. With MLB rosters expanding Sept. 1 from 26 to 28 players, the Tigers can get looks at
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ST. LOUIS — Detroit Tigers reliever Alex Lange is a key part of the future. That’s the first thing manager AJ Hinch said when he shared what the organization thinks of Lange, who has been shuffled four times between the Tigers and Triple-A Toledo. Hinch then discussed opportunities, as he so often does with his unestablished big
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The Detroit Tigers had a choice at backup catcher: Grayson Greiner or Dustin Garneau. The answer came Thursday, when the Tigers optioned Greiner to Triple-A Toledo to make room for Eric Haase, set to return before Friday’s series opener with the Toronto Blue Jays after a 10-day stay on the injured list with right abdominal strain. (Also:
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ST. LOUIS — Detroit Tigers rookie Casey Mize, the expected ace of the pitching staff for years to come, is already gearing up for October 2022. Ex-Tiger Justin Verlander, who becomes a free agent after this season, pitch six games (five starts) in October with AJ Hinch as his manager during the Houston Astros’ 2017 World Series championship
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ST. LOUIS — It’s not a surprise, but Detroit Tigers veteran Miguel Cabrera has reaffirmed his plan for the future. “Two more years,” Cabrera said. “That’s it.” In an interview Wednesday morning with ESPN’s Sage Steele, Cabrera discussed his Hall of Fame career, reaching 500 home runs Sunday in Toronto and his chase for 3,000
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ST. LOUIS — Detroit Tigers rookie Tarik Skubal recorded strikeouts for his first seven outs. He finished Wednesday’s outing with 10 punchouts, pushing his season total to 144. When he struck out Harrison Bader in the fifth inning, the 24-year-old put himself two away from a tie for second place among all Tigers rookies — held
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ST. LOUIS — Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch couldn’t have asked for a better third outing from left-hander Matthew Boyd in Triple-A Toledo. To complete his rehab assignment, Boyd started Tuesday for the Mud Hens against the St. Paul Saints, an affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. He pitched 4⅓ scoreless innings without a walk, giving
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