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Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. LAKELAND, Fla. — Riley Greene is a tad superstitious. The Detroit Tigers‘ prospect grew

Ryan Ford   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Happy 78th birthday, Willie Horton! (And Happy “Willie Horton Day,” too!) Detroit Tigers great Willie Horton turns 78 today. It’s also “Willie Horton Day” in Michigan, as proclaimed in 2004. Happy birthday, Willie Horton! The former Tigers standout — who was born in Arno, Virginia,

Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers outfield prospect Daniel Cabrera knows what a World Series

Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. LAKELAND, Fla. — What the Detroit Tigers put on display Saturday didn’t look much

Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Watch: Spencer Torkelson takes batting practice at Comerica Park Detroit Tigers prospect Spencer Torkelson takes batting practice at Comerica Park on Saturday, July 4, 2020. LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers are at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium for an intrasquad game at noon Saturday

Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. Postgame: What Spencer Torkelson showed in Tigers instructional league game LAKELAND, Fla. —The Detroit Tigers

Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. LAKELAND, Fla. — Spencer Torkelson‘s at-bat in the third inning Wednesday was nearly a moment

Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. LAKELAND, Florida —The Detroit Tigers face the Pittsburgh Pirates at 1 p.m. today in

Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. Tony Gwynn Jr. first learned of Will Venable, a candidate for the Detroit Tigers‘ managerial

Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers prospects square off: Matt Manning vs. Riley Greene Detroit Tigers top prospects Matt Manning and Riley Greene face off during the intrasquad scrimmage on Friday, July 10, 2020, at Comerica Park. Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene got a wake-up call in July’s summer camp

Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Tigers top prospect Perez throws in Lakeland Detroit Tigers top prospect Franklin Perez, acquired in the Justin Verlander trade, got some early work in at TigerTown in early February. Detroit Tigers right-hander Franklin Perez didn’t get injured in the 2020 season. That alone is a

Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. The two-hour phone call between Detroit Tigers‘ left-hander Daniel Norris and Hall of Famer

Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Casey Mize and Spencer Torkelson face off in batting practice. Here’s a video In a battle of the Detroit Tigers’ two No. 1 overall picks, Casey Mize and Spencer Torkelson faced off in batting practice at Comerica Park on Tuesday The Detroit Tigers top prospects are back

Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Alex Faedo throws a bullpen session at Detroit Tigers spring training Alex Faedo throws a bullpen session at Detroit Tigers spring training in Lakeland, Fla. on Feb. 18, 2020. Alex Faedo’s room on the third floor in MotorCity Casino Hotel reeked of dirty clothes, whatever food he

Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. For the first time since 2008, the Chicago White Sox made the postseason. Although

Ryan Ford   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption MLB’s top storylines:Padres are on a playoff push USA TODAY Steve Gardner breaks down the top storylines in MLB. MLB’s postseason is down to its final four, with the Tampa Bay Rays and Houston Astros (seeded No. 1 and No. 6, respectively) facing off in

Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. A .364 batting average won DJ LeMahieu the American League batting title in 2020. Twenty-two home

Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Joe Jimenez to Miguel Sano: ‘Don’t ever say something to me’ Detroit Tigers’ Joe Jimenez speaks Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020 about his dispute with Twins slugger Miguel Sano during Saturday’s 4-3 loss at Target Field. Joe Jimenez always understood the rules. The Detroit Tigers

Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. Fredi Gonzalez was almost the candidate in 2017. The Detroit Tigers, recovering from the Brad

Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. Detroit Tigers play-by-play broadcaster Matt Shepard won’t call himself a leader. He prefers to be