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Associated Press New York — Major League Baseball is getting rid of club uniforms and caps for the All-Star Game in favor of specially-designed league outfits. MLB released the looks Thursday that will be used for the July 13 game at Denver’s Coors Field. The host National League has white jerseys and the American League blue. Each

Detroit — The Tigers were leading the Cardinals, 4-2, on Wednesday and manager AJ Hinch was hoping rookie Matt Manning could push through the sixth inning in his Comerica Park debut. But Paul Goldschmidt led off the inning with a single and Hinch, looking four batters ahead in the Cardinals lineup, got lefty Gregory Soto up

By Ronald Blum |  Associated Press New York — Kansas City manager Mike Matheny warned opponents that if they act like Philadelphia’s Joe Girardi and ask umpires to check Royals pitchers for sticky substances, it would provoke his team. New York Yankees reliever Zack Britton and Max Scherzer, members of the players’ association’s executive subcommittee, called on Major

Detroit — Hall of Famer Jack Morris told the story of how veteran catcher Milt May set him straight on using all his pitches. “I had no clue,” Morris said before the game Wednesday. “It was my first trip around the league and there were days when I had no confidence in my secondary pitches. So

Detroit — Akil Baddoo was asked what he’d have said back in March if you told him he would be hitting .270 with an .857 OPS by the middle of June. “Anything can happen,” he said with a chuckle. “That’s what I’d say. Anything can happen, just be ready when your time comes.” Who knew that

By Aaron Bracy |  Associated Press Philadelphia — A hairy situation clearly miffed Max. Max Scherzer threw his glove and hat to the grass, then stared down Phillies manager Joe Girardi after getting checked for a third time by umpires for sticky stuff as the Washington Nationals beat Philadelphia, 3-2, Tuesday night. “These are Manfred rules,” Scherzer said,

Detroit – Welcome home, Tigers. Jonathan Schoop belted his team-leading 14th home run and Jake Rogers doubled, tripled and drove in three runs as the Tigers started a six-game homestand with a resounding 8-2 interleague win over the St. Louis Cardinals Tuesday night before an announced crowd of 13,492 at Comerica Park. “Happy to be

Detroit – Welcome home, Tigers. Jonathan Schoop belted his team-leading 14th home run and Jake Rogers doubled, tripled and drove in three runs as the Tigers started a six-game homestand with a resounding 8-2 interleague win over the St. Louis Cardinals Tuesday night before an announced crowd of 13,492 at Comerica Park. The Tigers went

Detroit — This ballpark is his home now. You wonder how long it took Matt Manning to get his head around that. For the last two summers, he’s lived downtown, within walking distance of Comerica Park. He’d drive by the yard every day on his way to and from Fifth Third Field in Toledo. There were

By Stephen Hawkins |  Associated Press Arlington, Texas — Jacob deGrom was stopped coming off the mound after retiring the side in order in the first inning, and chuckled as he handed his glove and cap over to the umpire. The New York Mets ace then undid his belt buckle as requested, showing there was no goop

Editor’s note: This is the 17th in a weekly series of stories in which Detroit News freelance writer Lynn Henning will rank the top prospects in July’s MLB Draft. When the Tigers traipsed down the draft-day runway three years ago, bearing within a sealed tabernacle the name of their first overall pick in the 2018 MLB

Detroit — It’s going to be a sad day when the Tigers start governing Casey Mize’s workload, because whether his outing is good, bad or in between, it’s never boring. It’s must-see baseball. But make no mistake, the governor is coming. Mize has already doubled the number of starts and tripled the number of innings he

By Dan Arritt |  Special to The Detroit News Anaheim, Calif. — Daz Cameron may not have made a name for himself in the major leagues this weekend, but it’s a name the Los Angeles Angels won’t soon forget. Cameron had a two-run single in the 10th inning on Sunday afternoon to lift the Detroit Tigers to a

By Dan Arritt |  Special to The Detroit News Anaheim, Calif. — Daz Cameron may not have made a name for himself in the major leagues this weekend, but it’s a name the Los Angeles Angels won’t soon forget. Cameron had a two-run single in the 10th inning on Sunday afternoon to lift the Detroit Tigers to a

That was some Saturday Night Special the Tigers’ top farm talent, Riley Greene, put together at UPMC Park, home address of the Erie SeaWolves. Greene had five at-bats Saturday against Altoona, one of Erie’s Double-A combatants. Three of those trips to the plate were worth a home run, a triple, and a double, which is an

You thought the Casey Mize glove controversy in Kansas City last week was kooky (it was), wait until Monday when major-league umpires start searching pitchers’ hands, forearms, gloves and caps for foreign substances. “Everyone is on board with wanting an even playing field,” Tigers manager AJ Hinch said Sunday before the series finale in Anaheim.

Most of the Tigers’ hardcore snoops know the story of Jacob (Jake) Robson, an outfielder now at Triple-A Toledo who was born in London, Ontario, and grew up in Windsor playing baseball at Vincent Massey Secondary School. They might know of how he hit his way into a Mississippi State offer and how he became

By Dan Arritt |  Special to The Detroit News Anaheim, Calif. — Wily Peralta found out for himself on Saturday night just how hard Shohei Ohtani can hit the baseball. Peralta made his first MLB start in more than four years and became the third pitcher for the Detroit Tigers to give up a home run to

Detroit — The Tigers’ troublesome shortstop position has taken another hit. Niko Goodrum, who had made 39 starts at shortstop, was put on the injured list Saturday with a tendon injury in the tip of his left index finger. “Hopefully it can be resolved relatively quickly,” manager AJ Hinch said. “He’s seeing some doctors and they

By Dan Arritt |  Special to The Detroit News Anaheim, Calif. — Jose Urena lasted considerably longer than he did in his last outing, but the right-hander wasn’t nearly deceptive enough to save the Detroit Tigers from another loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. Urena navigated through four innings against the Angels before giving up three