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By Jerry Green |  Special to The Detroit News Detroit — Time was, we’d sit there in the top deck, second row, shooting the bull in the other home that we called “The Ballpark.” Plainly, just that, “The Ballpark.” Night games, they were a rarity. A treat. We would bask in the sunshine most every day and

Depending upon a fan’s focus, what’s going on throughout the Tigers farm chain isn’t, ultimately, as interesting as what Detroit’s minor leagues already portend eight months ahead of 2022 spring camp. Some of those position kids now sweating in the Triple-A, Double-A and even Single-A bushes will be headed to Lakeland, Florida, next February with

A weekend series against the White Sox confirmed for the Tigers what has been generally understood for some time: They were going to run out of pitchers at various times in 2021, even before injuries and upset stomachs made the numbers game even more problematic. The Tigers used six pitchers, all of them relievers, in

Detroit — For the first time in 2021, kids got to run the bases after Sunday’s game. Good thing someone got to. The Tigers took a pass. Chicago White Sox left-hander Carlos Rodon, non-tendered over the winter, continued his amazing comeback story, one-hitting the Tigers over seven innings of a 4-1 victory, completing the American League Central

Detroit — There weren’t many highlights for the Tigers on Saturday, but one stood out — and it didn’t even happen during the game. Following the White Sox 15-2 shellacking at Comerica Park on Saturday afternoon, when not a soul would’ve faulted every Detroit player and catch for quickly bolting for the exits, Tigers infielder Willi Castro

Detroit — It’s certainly been a weekend to forget the Tigers, and the bad news kept coming Sunday. Fresh off a 15-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Saturday, the Tigers scratched one of their hottest hitters, infielder Jonathan Schoop, from the lineup of Sunday’s series finale at Comerica Park. Schoop is out with left hand

Detroit — They waved a checkered flag on Belle Isle, and a white flag on the mainland. Tigers starter Jose Urena was flat-out ambushed, turning the day before a scheduled team bullpen day into a bullpen day of its own as the Chicago White Sox coasted, 15-2, on Saturday afternoon at Comerica Park before the largest

Detroit — Some of the most-memorable baseball games have been extra-inning affairs. In Tigers history, the one that stands out most came Aug. 25, 2007 — well, actually, it was Aug. 26, when Detroit’s Carlos Guillen swatted a home run through the raindrops at Comerica Park to send the home fans home happy at 3:30 in the

Detroit — They’re a long way from Detroit, and not just in freeway miles. That doesn’t stop Tigers manager AJ Hinch and the rest of the coaching staff from keeping tabs on what’s going on in event the lowest rungs of the minor-league system. For instance, take Single-A West Michigan Whitecaps stars Spencer Torkelson (drafted first

Detroit — The Tigers did not win this baseball game Friday night. The Central Division-leading White Sox took a round-house punch in the bottom of the ninth, but didn’t fall. They pushed across a run in the top of the 10th to beat the Tigers 5-4 before a season-high crowd of 14,163 on Pride Night at

Detroit — The Tigers are listing TBA as their starting pitcher for Sunday. That would be lefty Matthew Boyd’s turn in the rotation. But fear not, there is no injury involved here, just physical maintenance. “Boyd is getting an extra day (of rest) simply because of the length of the season and where he’s at,” manager

Detroit — Tigers general manager Al Avila, addressing the media face to face for the first time since the pandemic hit more than a year ago, said the urgency to flip productive players for prospects at the trade deadline is far less than it’s been in the last three or four years. “Absolutely,” he said Friday.

Chula Vista, California — Along the left-field foul line at Michael J. Martinez Field, beyond a fence that encloses this ballfield tucked in a mountain basin 10 miles south of San Diego, palm trees tower 30 feet skyward into the sunshine and blue above. What a metaphor for an 18-year-old man standing and bending in

By Larry Neumeister |  Associated Press New York — A Manhattan judge on Thursday rejected an attempt to force Major League Baseball to return next month’s All-Star Game to Atlanta. U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Carponi ruled against a not-for-profit organization representing small businesses, saying a lawsuit had failed to provide proof that its members have

Detroit — Really, all Jake Rogers is looking for is a chance to steal a base. Is that asking too much? “I’m just trying to run the bases well, trying to show (manager AJ) Hinch that I need to get some bags and get him to give me the green light,” Rogers joked after the Tigers

Detroit — The Wave has returned to Comerica Park, in case you needed any more reminders that sports are finally, mercifully, pretty much back to normal. Fans at Comerica Park got it going Wednesday night, during the Tigers’ game against the Seattle Mariners. Though nobody keeps records, it probably was the first Wave — you know, that

Detroit — For the second day in a row, the Tigers lost the services of a player hours before the first pitch of the game was even thrown. On Wednesday, infielder Harold Castro was scratched after injuring his right hand during early infield drills. Thursday’s incident was more frightening. Reliever Rony Garcia, who was expected to

Detroit — A starting pitcher? Optional. Especially when your hitters are knocking baseballs around the park. The Tigers filled injured starter Spencer Turnbull’s spot in the rotation with a convoy of relievers Thursday and cushioned any potential fallout from that with three home runs, taking the game and the series from the Mariners, 8-3, before a matinee crowd of

Detroit — There has been a plot twist in the Jake Rogers story. He’s not the prospect with frustratingly untapped potential any more. He’s not the guy even a supreme motivator and communicator like AJ Hinch couldn’t reach early on this spring. By the game, Rogers is carving his niche as not only a dependable defensive

Detroit – The portends were ominous. Harold Castro, who was supposed to start at third base, was scratched with a right hand injury before the game. Then in the top of the first, just three batters in, Derek Hill crashed into the wall in center field while making an incredible running catch of a 429-foot