Detroit Free Press

ST. LOUIS — The Detroit Tigers need a starter for Sunday’s series finale against the St. Louis Cardinals, and to fill the void, right-hander Alex Faedo will be promoted from Triple-A Toledo. Faedo, 2017’s No. 18 overall pick, arrived in the clubhouse Saturday morning as a member of the taxi squad. The Tigers will activate him

ST. LOUIS — Alex Lange always wanted to pitch in big moments. Mariano Rivera, Trevor Hoffman, Craig Kimbrel and Aroldis Chapman — some of the best relievers to ever pitch in close games in the ninth inning — inspired him throughout his youth and into adulthood. Those four relievers have combined for nearly 2,000 saves. Lange has

This has been quite a run of reunions for the Detroit Tigers: last weekend, it was former catcher James McCann, followed by former aces Max Scherer and Justin Verlander in the middle of the week and then former reliever Drew VerHagen this weekend in St. Louis. OK, some reunions are a little more meaningful than

ST. LOUIS — Detroit Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd didn’t get the help he needed from his defense in the fourth inning. Paul Goldschmidt, the reigning National League MVP, hammered a difficult-to-hit changeup for a ground-rule double. What happened next, while not Boyd’s fault, put the Tigers in a hole. The Tigers climbed out of the hole

ST. LOUIS — Andy Ibáñez handed his phone to Miguel Cabrera. Cabrera picked up where Ibáñez, who used to play for the Texas Rangers, left off in a FaceTime conversation with Rangers slugger Adolis García, while Ibáñez turned his attention to a couple reporters eager to talk about the outfield. Ibáñez, generally an infielder, started in

ST. LOUIS — Finally, Jake Rogers and Justin Verlander played in the same game. Verlander, one of the best pitchers in baseball for nearly two decades, has taken the mound five times against the Detroit Tigers — his team for more than a dozen seasons — since the Aug. 31, 2017, trade sent him to the Houston

Let me make this easy for Justin Verlander. He was a Detroit Tiger. He still feels like a Tiger. And he will forever be a Tiger. This is why any conversation or confusion over which cap Verlander will wear on his Hall of Fame plaque is a little silly. Anyone can look at the stats,

Eduardo Rodriguez threw his 1,000th strikeout in his eight-year career, pitched eight scoreless innings for the second time this season and stole the spotlight from three-time Cy Young winner Justin Verlander. He is pitching better than ever before and looks like the ace of the Detroit Tigers. “Location, location with everything,” Rodriguez said Thursday, when

Justin Verlander eventually settled in. But the Detroit Tigers scored two runs before he could find his groove, courtesy of back-to-back home runs in the first inning, and rode the early runs to a 2-0 victory over the New York Mets to sweep the three-game series. After left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez pitched eight scoreless innings, right-handed

Detroit Tigers designated hitter Miguel Cabrera, who turned 40 in mid-April, hasn’t played since Game 2 of Saturday’s doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles at Comerica Park. He isn’t injured, but he hasn’t been healthy. Cabrera didn’t play in either game of Wednesday’s doubleheader against the New York Mets, and he wasn’t in the starting lineup

The streaky, all-or-nothing Detroit Tigers, are streaking once again. They swept a doubleheader against the New York Mets on Wednesday. The Mets? That team with a $346 million payroll? Indeed. You try to figure out this team. The Tigers could win their next five, and it wouldn’t be surprising to me: I’m telling you, this

Max Scherzer developed into an elite pitcher during his five-season stint with the Detroit Tigers. He gives credit to Jim Leyland, his former manager, for cultivating his bulldog mentality and confidence to compete deep into games. Scherzer, a three-time Cy Young winner, is one of the best pitchers of his generation, but he didn’t earn

Max Scherzer, a three-time Cy Young winner, walked from the mound to the dugout for the final time earlier than anyone expected. He received a standing ovation from some of the 16,734 fans in attendance at Comerica Park while trotting to the dugout, but aside from the applause for his presence in the ballpark where

Javier Báez, who crushed 31 home runs in 2021 before signing a six-year, $140 million contract with the Detroit Tigers, went through 100 plate appearances without a home run to start the 2023 season. He finally hit a homer — in his 101st plate appearance of the season — in Game 1 of Wednesday’s doubleheader. The Tigers’

When Detroit Tigers left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez pitches Thursday against the New York Mets, facing former Tigers ace Justin Verlander, watch the fingers of the catcher behind the plate. Rodriguez, 30, has been taking the old-fashioned approach to calling pitches. He ditched PitchCom, the electronic device that transmits signals pitches and locations, at the beginning of

Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer. Pitching on back-to-back days at Comerica Park. “It’s fun being here,” Verlander said. This isn’t September 2014, the last time Verlander and Scherzer pitched back-to-back days for the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Nearly nine years ago, Verlander tossed eight innings of one-run ball with six strikeouts Sept. 24 in

Down a hallway. Past a security guard. Into the visiting clubhouse in Comerica Park. Max Scherzer’s jersey was hanging in one corner of the New York Mets clubhouse, and Justin Verlander’s jersey was about 15 feet away. So cool. Just the idea of both of these guys on the same team again. Just the idea

Justin Verlander is 40 years old. If he plays until age 45, which he plans to do, the legendary pitcher will play his final game in the 2028 season, meaning he would be eligible for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in the class of 2034. Verlander is almost certainly a first-ballot Hall of

The Detroit Tigers and New York Mets postponed Tuesday’s game, scheduled for 6:40 p.m., because of inclement weather at Comerica Park in Detroit. There will be a split doubleheader Wednesday for the first two games of the three-game series. The Tigers have postponed four games at Comerica Park this season. The split doubleheader begins with

The Detroit Tigers boosted their record to 10-15 after winning Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles. Reaching 10 wins on the 25th game of the season set a “new record” over the past three seasons. The Tigers, managed by A.J. Hinch for the past three years, earned their 10th win in the