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CLEVELAND — Eduardo Rodriguez is scheduled to pitch Sunday for the Detroit Tigers against the Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park. It has been a long time coming. After all, Rodriguez ghosted the Tigers for one month in the middle of the season because of a marital issue. Manager A.J. Hinch, amid a sensitive situation in Rodriguez’s

CLEVELAND — Detroit Tigers left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin screamed at catcher Eric Haase with two outs in the eighth inning. “The ball,” Chafin yelled. “Go get it.” Haase flipped up his face mask and scanned the dirt around home plate. He didn’t know where the ball went until Chafin pointed to the backstop — the two-strike

CLEVELAND — The Detroit Tigers already knew left-hander Tarik Skubal would not pitch for the remainder of the 2022 season, but Wednesday’s events off the field delivered another massive blow to the organization’s rebuild. Skubal underwent flexor tendon surgery Wednesday morning. The timetable for his return is unclear, according to the club, but the typical recovery time is nine

CLEVELAND — Detroit Tigers left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez will be removed from the restricted list Friday anstart Sunday — his first MLB start since May 18 — against the Los Angeles Angels in a matchup with right-handed sensation Shohei Ohtani at Comerica Park. Rodriguez, 29, has been on the restricted list since June 13 because of a marital issue.

It was so interesting. If not revealing. On the day Detroit Tigers owner Christopher Ilitch announced he had fired general manager Al Avila, Ilitch made an intriguing comment about a player in the Tigers’ minor league system. “There has been continued progress in very important ways that will help us to find impact players for our

CLEVELAND — An overturned call in the first inning, thanks to a wise challenge from manager A.J. Hinch, changed the outcome of Tuesday’s game between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians. The skipper’s knowledge of the rulebook was tested on a crucial play at the plate. Umpire Lance Barksdale determined Javier Báez was tagged out by Guardians catcher

CLEVELAND — An overturned call in the first inning, thanks to a wise challenge from manager A.J. Hinch, changed the outcome of Tuesday’s game between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians. Hinch’s knowledge of the rulebook was tested on a crucial play at the plate. Home plate umpire Lance Barksdale determined Javier Báez was tagged out by

CLEVELAND — Detroit Tigers right-hander Beau Brieske doesn’t know when he’s going to restart his throwing program. For now, the 24-year-old is waiting. “It’s frustrating,” Brieske said. “I was so close to making my way back. My last rehab start felt really good. I felt sharp and ready. But I had a setback in the

Ask around the league. Check with executives, scouts and agents. Jason McLeod has been mentioned several times. The Detroit Tigers have just begun their search for a new general manager, after Al Avila was fired last Wednesday in his seventh season at the helm. Owner Christopher Ilitch wants to hire a forward-thinking leader, and McLeod — lauded for his leadership,

CLEVELAND — For the second time in 2022, the Detroit Tigers hammered back-to-back home runs, and after losing the past eight games (and 27 of 34 games since July 9), the Tigers finished in the win column. “We needed a win in the worst way,” manager A.J. Hinch said. Homers from Jonathan Schoop and rookie Kerry

CLEVELAND — Andres Gimenez took a fearlessly swing at Andrew Chafin’s first-pitch slider with two outs in the seventh inning. The ball sailed over the right-field wall. A go-ahead, three-run home run. The Detroit Tigers lost, 4-1, to the Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of Monday’s doubleheader and the first of four games in the

The Detroit Tigers nearly escaped the fifth inning without allowing more than one run. Instead, the Chicago White Sox took the lead. A grounder from Andrew Vaughn to shortstop Javier Báez should have been an inning-ending double play, but first baseman Kody Clemens couldn’t hold onto the relay throw from second baseman Willi Castro. Eloy Jimenez scored on

Kerry Carpenter sat in the Detroit Tigers‘ dugout Wednesday afternoon. He spoke about the death of his father, Ken, in May 2020, his faith as a Christian and his incredible journey to the big leagues. Minutes later, the Tigers fired general manager Al Avila amid his seventh season at the helm of the organization. Suddenly, Carpenter’s MLB

Kerry Carpenter sat in the Detroit Tigers‘ dugout Wednesday afternoon. He spoke about the death of his father, Ken, in May 2020, his faith as a Christian and his incredible journey to the big leagues. Minutes later, the Tigers fired general manager Al Avila amid his seventh season at the helm of the organization. Suddenly, Carpenter’s MLB

Jose Abreu advanced to second base on a fly ball to center field. Center fielder Riley Greene fired the ball to shortstop Javier Báez, who applied the tag but apparently not in time. Abreu, safe at second base, scored three pitches later on a single from Andrew Vaughn. It was the go-ahead run. The Detroit Tigers

The exact timetable is unclear. But the Detroit Tigers, at some point, will hire a new general manager. “We’re going to start the process, and we’re going to let it run its course,” owner Christopher Ilitch said. “When we find the right candidate, it will have finished. That’s a longer way of saying there’s not an established

Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa removed right-hander Michael Kopech from his start after the sixth inning with a no-hitter intact. The 26-year-old was in complete control. Kopech, in his 21st start this season, was replaced by righty reliever Reynaldo Lopez for the seventh inning. The first batter Lopez faced, Javier Báez, laced a single

Gregory Soto is the Detroit Tigers‘ closer. Manager A.J. Hinch isn’t turning his back on the 27-year-old flamethrower, even after Sunday’s messy ninth inning. Soto walked three batters, including two with the bases loaded, and gave up five runs as a 0-0 tie entering the ninth became a 7-0 loss. “It was just a bad outing,”

The Detroit Tigers were swept by the Cleveland Guardians in three games at Comerica Park, capped by Thursday’s 4-3 defeat in extra innings. The Tigers (43-70) — worst in the American League Central and the third MLB team to reach 70 losses — have fallen short in 23 of 30 games dating to July 9, including consecutive losses since owner Christopher