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MIAMI — Miguel Cabrera turned around and fixed his eyes on the scoreboard. A walk-off home run to center field off right-hander Al Levine in his MLB debut on June 20, 2003 — more than 7,300 days ago. A sliding catch in left field. Another home run, and another home run, and another home run. A

GRAND RAPIDS — You ever go back and look at old photographs or videos and think: What the heck was I thinking? What was I doing? For me, it was the college years (and, yes, probably the high school ones, too). For Jackson Jobe, it was 2022. Jobe, the Detroit Tigers‘ 2021 first pick, has

Right-handed reliever Trey Wingenter, once a promising high-leverage reliever with the San Diego Padres, joined the Detroit Tigers as the 27th player for Thursday’s doubleheader against the Los Angeles Angels. After the doubleheader, the Tigers optioned left-handed reliever Zach Logue to Triple-A Toledo. The roster move allowed Wingenter, despite his struggles in Triple-A, to join

MIAMI — Reese Olson got punched in the mouth in the early innings. His slider wasn’t spinning with its typical efficiency through the first three innings, and as a result, the Miami Marlins racked up four runs. Changing the pitch mix by decreasing the usage of his slider helped Olson bounce back and complete six innings,

MIAMI — Detroit Tigers right-handed reliever Jose Cisnero knows the trade deadline is coming soon. It arrives Tuesday, to be exact, but Cisnero isn’t worried about the unknown, even though his expiring contract and relief role makes him a clear-cut trade candidate as the Tigers aim to build for the future. Right now, he pitches

Trading left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez makes too much sense. The Detroit Tigers have fallen out of competition for the American League Central. Rodriguez is enjoying a career-best season and will certainly exercise the opt-out clause in his current contract after the season and became a free agent, leaving three years and $49 million on the table.

The biggest question in baseball leading up to the trade deadline was finally answered Wednesday night. Barring any last-minute surprises, Shohei Ohtani will be staying put with the Los Angeles Angels. But on Thursday afternoon, Ohtani put on a show never seen in the 123-year history of Major League Baseball. Because Wednesday’s game at Comerica

Seventy-nine minutes after throwing a one-hit complete-game shutout in Game 1, Los Angeles Angels two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani blasted his MLB-leading 37th home run off right-hander Matt Manning in Game 2. Less than an hour later, Ohtani launched his 38th home run of the season for the 16th multi-homer game of his career. The Detroit

Hours after his club quashed any doubts that he would remain, Shohei Ohtani performed like a man inspired to lead the Los Angeles Angels on a playoff run. Ohtani, the greatest two-way star in the game’s history and a pending free agent, pitched his first career shutout, a one-hit domination of the Detroit Tigers as

The Los Angeles Angels won’t trade Shohei Ohtani before Tuesday’s trade deadline. The two-way superstar, arguably the best player in baseball history, showed why the Angels made the right decision in Game 1 of Thursday’s doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers lost, 6-0, to the Angels in the second of three games in the

Another day of Shohei Ohtani will have to wait. The Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels postponed Wednesday’s game, scheduled for 6:40 p.m., due to the forecast of severe inclement weather at Comerica Park in Detroit. The Tigers lost, 7-6, in Tuesday’s series opener. There will be a straight doubleheader Thursday for the final two

It would be considered a little early for the Flying Tigers schedule to come out. But this year is a little different. The Detroit Tigers announced the Lakeland Flying Tigers Grapefruit League game schedule for the 2024 spring season, which will mark Detroit’s 88th season at TigerTown in Lakeland — the longest running relationship between

The 2023 Major League Baseball trade deadline is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday. Detroit Tigers left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez, whose 2.1 fWAR leads the starting rotation, is lined up to start that evening’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, but since first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m., he probably won’t take the mound.

The Detroit Tigers couldn’t finish the job. A throwing error to begin the bottom of the ninth inning led to an unexpected four-run comeback to send the game to extra innings, but the Tigers failed to outscore the Los Angeles Angels in the 10th inning. The Tigers lost, 7-6, and struck out 18 times Tuesday

COMSTOCK PARK – It was a quick outing for Spencer Turnbull, but an important one as the Detroit Tigers pitcher was back on the mound after a neck injury. Turnbull pitched two scoreless innings against the Fort Wayne TinCaps in a Class-A minor league rehab start at LMCU Ballpark, in what turned out to be

Michael Lorenzen hasn’t faced Shohei Ohtani in the regular season. The pair of two-way players — similar abilities but different skills — faced in spring training leading up to the 2021 season, with Ohtani launching two home runs off Lorenzen. They became teammates with the Los Angeles Angels in the 2022 season. “I got to figure out

The Detroit Tigers have Opening Day for the 2024 season scheduled for March 28 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago against the White Sox. Before that, the Tigers will play 33 spring training games. The 2024 Grapefruit League schedule begins Feb. 24 against the New York Yankees at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida. The

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Detroit Tigers (46-54) vs. Los Angeles Angels (51-49) When: 6:40 p.m. Where: Comerica Park in Detroit. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1) in Detroit (Tigers radio affiliates). Starting pitchers: Tigers LHP Eduardo Rodriguez vs. Angels Griffin Canning (6-4, 4.52 ERA). Weather: 85 and sunny • Box score Tigers lineup: TBA. MONDAY’S RESULT: Detroit Tigers ride dominant Tarik Skubal performance

The Detroit Tigers had some bonus baseball Monday afternoon as they welcomed the San Francisco Giants to town for a single game to make up for a rainout back in April. Tarik Skubal seemed to relish the opportunity to bypass an off day. He dominated for five innings and the Tigers jumped out to an