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The Detroit Tigers added five players to their 40-man roster — outfielder Parker Meadows, infielder Wenceel Perez, infielder Andre Lipcius, right-handed starter Reese Olson and right-handed reliever Brendan White — before Tuesday’s deadline to protect them from being selected in December’s 2022 Rule 5 draft. Olson is the Tigers’ No. 9 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline, followed

The Detroit Tigers have significantly reshaped their medical department this offseason. President of baseball operations Scott Harris didn’t renew the contract of Kevin Rand, the senior medical services director, and reassigned head athletic trainer Doug Teter to a new role at the organization’s spring training complex in Lakeland, Florida. Now, there’s a new head athletic

Welcome to the new era of the Detroit Tigers‘ hitting department. The Tigers have hired Michael Brdar, the San Diego Padres’ hitting coach, to lead their revamped hitting department. James Rowson, the Miami Marlins’ bench coach and offensive coordinator, is also joining the hitting department, along with Keith Beauregard, a minor-league coach in the Los

The Detroit Tigers have several needs this offseason highlighted by offensive upgrades, as outlined by president of baseball operations Scott Harris at the general manager meetings last week in Las Vegas. Harris plans to acquire a left-handed hitting infielder, a right-handed hitting outfielder and at least a couple pitchers, as well as perusing the markets

In July 2017, the Detroit Tigers traded slugger J.D. Martinez, a two-month rental, to the Arizona Diamondbacks for then-prospects Dawel Lugo, Sergio Alcántara and Jose King. Those three players combined to play 123 games and were worth minus-1.1 fWAR for the Tigers in the big leagues. The last remaining member of the Martinez trade has

The healthy version of Detroit Tigers designated hitter Miguel Cabrera — or as healthy as he can be at this point in his career — graded out as an above-average hitter through the first three months of last season. His power has vanished over the past six seasons, but in his age-39 season, he collected

LAS VEGAS — The Detroit Tigers have reached one of three important dates. On Thursday, the Tigers were required to reinstate players from the 60-day injured list and return them to the 40-man roster. Next week, the Tigers must add minor leaguers to the 40-man roster on Tuesday to protect them from the Rule 5

LAS VEGAS — Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris is fond of working the waiver wire. On Thursday, Harris went back to the well by claiming infielder Andy Ibáñez off waivers from the Texas Rangers, the team announced. Harris has made four waiver claims since taking over day-to-day operations of the Tigers in early

LAS VEGAS — The roster purge is underway. Detroit Tigers outfielder Daz Cameron, acquired from the Houston Astros in the 2017 Justin Verlander trade, was claimed off waivers Wednesday by the Baltimore Orioles, the Tigers announced. The 25-year-old played 73 games over three seasons with the Tigers. THE HARRIS PLAN: Biggest priority for Tigers this

The Detroit Tigers dodged a bullet. Right-hander Matt Manning, currently on the 60-day injured list, is “symptom-free” after being shut down in late September with a right forearm strain, the team announced Tuesday. He was scheduled to visit Dr. Keith Meister in Dallas for further evaluation following the regular season. Manning, 24, is performing his

LAS VEGAS — Scott Harris, new president of baseball operations, promised to reveal the Detroit Tigers‘ priorities for the offseason at the general manager meetings this week at the Conrad at Resorts World. He kept his promise. Harris, in his second month leading the Tigers, didn’t plunge into too many specifics, but he shared the primary

Nearly three decades after his final game, Lou Whitaker took another swing and a miss on Monday. The Baseball Hall of Fame released its ballot for the “Contempory Baseball Era” committee, covering players who starred in MLB from 1980 forward and the longtime Detroit Tigers second baseman was left off. Instead, December’s committee ballot features

The Detroit Tigers have added to their MLB coaching staff. Iowa pitching coach Robin Lund has been hired as the assistant pitching coach, sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to the Free Press. He will play a key role in the sports science and biomechanics aspects of the pitching department. The Tigers have not

The World Series is over, and the offseason is officially underway. Before we know it, hot stove season will catch fire and spring training will be right around the corner. The annual general manager meetings begin Monday in Las Vegas, a precursor to the usually transaction-heavy winter meetings December in San Diego. The World Series

PHOENIX — The Detroit Tigers targeted 100 innings for Joey Wentz. Wentz, 25, pitched 32⅔ innings in the major leagues and 53⅓ in the minor leagues when he arrived in the Arizona Fall League. The left-hander never missed a start, throwing Oct. 2 with the Tigers and picking up Oct. 8 with the Salt River Rafters.

Detroit Tigers center fielder Riley Greene is the first rookie to win Tiger of the Year since Mark Fidrych in 1976. Greene was announced Friday afternoon as the 2022 Tiger of the Year, as voted on by the Detroit chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America. The 22-year-old played 93 games for the Tigers

PHOENIX — Detroit Tigers prospect Colt Keith will take the field Sunday afternoon at Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona, as a member of the American League team in the Arizona Fall League’s 2022 Fall Stars Game. Keith is arguably the best prospect in the Tigers’ farm system. The 21-year-old infielder is joined on the AL

Trailing by two runs, Javier Báez stepped to the plate in September against Kansas City Royals right-handed reliever Dylan Coleman in the eighth inning. Zack Greinke tossed seven scoreless innings that night at Comerica Park, and immediately following his exit, the Detroit Tigers worked the bases loaded with one out. Báez watched a first-pitch slider

Justin Verlander can be a persuasive fellow. You need little more evidence of this than the dexterous ability he showed this week to flip the script after he flipped off Phillies fans and came out looking like a hero and smelling like a rose. The made-for-video meeting with the offended pearl-clutching Phillies fan couldn’t have

If the Detroit Tigers want him, they’ll have to get him again on the open market. Left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin plans to decline his 2023 player option, worth $6.5 million plus a $500,000 signing bonus, and become a free agent this offseason, according to a source with knowledge to the situation. The Tigers could re-sign