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Detroit Tigers veteran Miguel Cabrera showed up to Kauffman Stadium in vintage form. The 38-year-old crushed a grand slam in the seventh inning — his second homer in the game — for a two-run lead over the Kansas City Royals. His sixth-career grand slam came with two outs in a 3-2 count, beating reliever Greg

When the Detroit Tigers demoted outfielder Victor Reyes to Triple-A Toledo on May 8, manager AJ Hinch asked him to make improvements. To warrant a return to the major leagues, Reyes needed to find a consistent offensive approach, make contact, draw walks and limit his strikeouts. After nine games with the Mud Hens, Reyes is back on

Detroit Tigers reliever Buck Farmer felt blindsided by the events of May 6, following a three-game series with the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. He assumed he was “skating on thin ice” but didn’t think his job was in jeopardy. Once the team plane landed in Michigan, manager AJ Hinch and pitching coach Chris

Dana Gauruder |  Special to Detroit Free Press Tarik Skubal had an impossible act to follow. “I don’t know if I was trying to one-up,” the Detroit Tigers’ rookie left-hander said. “It would be really hard to one-up a no-hitter.” Skubal was the next man up in the rotation, after Spencer Turnbull no-hit the Seattle

A Detroit baseball legacy that may never be matched turns 100 today. A century ago, on May 20, 1921, Hal Newhouser was born in Detroit. The son of first-generation European immigrants, “Prince Hal” focused on baseball as a teen, inspired by the Detroit Tigers’ seven-game victory over the Chicago Cubs in the 1935 World Series.

Detroit Tigers reliever Joe Jimenez isn’t running away from his problems. A former All-Star and closer, Jimenez posted one scoreless inning in Sunday’s loss against the Chicago Cubs. It was his first time not allowing a run since Sept. 27, 2020, a span of 231 days. He felt pleased, looking up at the scoreboard and seeing a zero in

Dana Gauruder |  Special to the Detroit Free Press One night after Spencer Turnbull delivered the eighth no-hitter in Detroit Tigers history, starter Tarik Skubal achieved a more modest feat. The rookie left-hander notched his first win of the season. Skubal struck out a career-high nine batters as the Tigers downed the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on

Nine outs to the no-hitter. Spencer Turnbull was on the mound for the Detroit Tigers, pitching the game of his life, just two months after battling COVID-19. Turnbull had been quarantined for three weeks, lost 10 pounds and missed the start of the season. But here he was on Tuesday night, looking healthy and strong, tossing

Detroit Tigers catcher Eric Haase wasn’t always supposed to be in Seattle on Tuesday night. If Grayson Greiner hadn’t sustained a left hamstring strain, a spot wouldn’t be open for Haase on the roster. If he hadn’t learned how to play left field, there’s no way manager AJ Hinch could have kept three catchers — with

Gene Myers |  Special to Detroit Free Press How the Detroit Tigers broadcasters called the thrilling finish to Spencer Turnbull’s no-hitter Tuesday night at Seattle: Dan Dickerson, Tigers radio “Turnbull one strike away from history. To the back of the mound. Grabs the rosin bag. Bounces it off the back of his hand one more

Spencer Turnbull made history on Tuesday night with the Detroit Tigers‘ eighth no-hitter in franchise history — or was it Wednesday morning. Depends on where you were watching, we supposed. In any event, there were plenty of Tigers fans watching, despite the 10:10 p.m. start time in Detroit. (For what it’s worth, the game moved

It was April 26, 2012. Alabama freshman Spencer Turnbull stood atop the pitcher’s mound, mowing down South Carolina’s offense. He had a no-hitter rolling through seven innings, but the game was suspended in the top of the eighth because of lightning in Columbia, South Carolina. He missed out on a chance at a historic feat. “Up until

Gene Myers |  Special to Detroit Free Press How the Detroit Tigers broadcasters called the thrilling finish to Spencer Turnbull’s no-hitter Tuesday night at Seattle: Dan Dickerson, Tigers radio “Turnbull one strike away from history. To the back of the mound. Grabs the rosin bag. Bounces it off the back of his hand one more

Dana Gauruder |  Special to the Detroit Free Press A little over 10 years since Justin Verlander tossed his second career no-hitter, Spencer Turnbull joined him in the history books. The 28-year-old right-hander threw the fifth no-hitter in the majors this season, blanking the Seattle Mariners, 5-0, on Tuesday. A fourth-inning walk to Jarred Kelenic and

Dana Gauruder  |  Special to Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Casey Mize: ‘I’ll go as many innings as they let me’ Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize talks Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, about his struggles last season and high hopes for this year. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch

Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Tarik Skubal talks about his start in 4-2 loss to Chicago Cubs Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal talks Friday, May 14, 2021, after his team’s 4-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Willi Castro isn’t cocky or arrogant. Far from it, in fact.  “He’s always

Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver could have taken a victory lap on Monday after pulling off the unthinkable. In his first season in charge the Pistons, Weaver overhauled the roster, set a new culture, developed a core of young players, created an entertaining product, broke the endless chain of mediocrity and — this is

Dana Gauruder |  Special to Detroit Free Press The Detroit Tigers and their fans want to believe Casey Mize is the real deal. Right now, Mize is dealing. He delivered his fourth consecutive quality start as the Tigers began a six-game road trip with a 4-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night. Mize tossed

The Detroit Tigers activated catcher Wilson Ramos from the 10-day injured list on Monday, hours before their game at the Seattle Mariners. Ramos suffered a lumbar spine strain earlier this month and was place on the injured list on May 7. To make room for Ramos on the 26-man roster, reliever Alex Lange was sent

As the Detroit Tigers continue to trudge through their rebuild, the focus of the 2021 season is as much on Toledo, Erie, Comstock Park and Lakeland as it is at Comerica Park. Hope springs eternal for the Tigers because of the prospects in their minor league system. Evan Petzold ranked the top 15 before the