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Detroit — It looked like an average foul tip; a nice souvenir. But once the ball off Javy Báez’s bat landed in Raymond Vanhaverbeck’s hand, it became immediately obvious that it meant so much more. The 51-year-old Clinton Township native kissed the ball, gripped it tight and pointed at the sky. On the back of

Detroit — Kerry Carpenter can’t do it by himself. But he’s certainly tried since returning from the injured list Friday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, as the Tigers outfielder on Saturday went 3-for-4 with a double, making up half of Detroit’s six total hits in the game. Even with the help of a pair of doubles

Detroit — Another day, another bit of bad injury news for the Detroit Tigers. The team on Saturday announced outfielder Akil Baddoo was placed on the 10-day IL with a right quad strain suffered in Friday night’s 11-6 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks at Comerica Park. “Obviously disappointing to lose (Baddoo) … he went and

Detroit — Akil Baddoo couldn’t contain his frustration. He slammed his helmet at the feet of first base coach Alfredo Amezaga in the fourth inning after he grounded out to shortstop. He knew immediately he’d hurt something. On the day the Tigers activated left-handed hitting Kerry Carpenter off the injured list, Baddoo, a left-handed hitter,

Detroit — Tigers manager AJ Hinch put the return of left-handed hitter Kerry Carpenter in proper perspective before the game Friday. “Carp is a big part of what we’re trying to do, especially bringing balance to the lineup and some power,” Hinch said. “We need as much offensive boost as we can get based on

Detroit − Looking at it honestly, it felt almost inevitable the Tigers were going to get no-hit. They’d been threatening to be no-hit in just about every game of this six-game road trip. On Thursday, right-hander Zack Wheeler was five outs away from pitching the 14th no-hitter in the rich history of the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Tigers made another minor-league acquisition Thursday, purchasing the contract of left-handed-hitting utility infielder Joe Rizzo from the Miami Marlins. Rizzo, 25, a second-round draft pick of the Seattle Mariners in 2016, was assigned to Triple-A Toledo. He is not on the Tigers’ 40-man roster. He was playing at Triple-A Jacksonville since May 17. In

Philadelphia — Jake Marisnick was in his second season with the Houston Astros in 2015, when the club hired AJ Hinch to replace Bo Porter as the manager. Marisnick was 24 and he’d cut his teeth in the big leagues first with Miami and had played 51 games for Porter on that 92-loss team in

Philadelphia — About three hours before the game was supposed to start Wednesday, Akil Baddoo walked back into the clubhouse after being on the field. “It’s bad,” he said. “It” being the air quality in downtown Philadelphia. At 1:30 p.m., the city skyline was visible beyond Citizens Bank Park. By 2 p.m., it was completely

The Detroit Tigers are sliding, mired in a five-game losing skid that has dropped them from a few games out of the lead in the American League Central Division, to third place, four games behind the front-running Minnesota Twins — and seven games below .500. The good news for the Tigers: One of their top

Philadelphia — Jake Marisnick was in his second season with the Houston Astros in 2015, when the club hired AJ Hinch to replace Bo Porter as the manager. Marisnick was 24 and he’d cut his teeth in the big leagues first with Miami and had played 51 games for Porter on that 92-loss team in

Philadelphia − Imagine if the Tigers, with five starting pitchers on the injured list, used a fleet of relievers to get through a game, allowed just one run − a lead-off homer in the top of the first inning − and still lost. Impossible, right? Nah, it happened at Citizens Bank Park Tuesday. The anemic

Philadelphia — On a day when lefty Tyler Alexander had to come out of the bullpen to make a spot start, the Tigers got some encouraging medical updates on their fleet of injured pitchers. “Getting good news, especially with as many guys we have hurt, feels good,” manager AJ Hinch said. “Optimism is always key.

Philadelphia — On a day when lefty Tyler Alexander had to come out of the bullpen to make a spot start, the Tigers got some encouraging medical updates on their fleet of injured pitchers. “Getting good news, especially with as many guys we have hurt, feels good,” manager AJ Hinch said. “Optimism is always key.

Philadelphia — If you get to the ballpark early enough, you will likely see Tigers rookie reliever Mason Englert doing one of two things, and often he does both. He will either be sitting in the middle of the outfield, legs folded, meditating. Or, he will be in the bullpen with assistant pitching coach Robin

Philadelphia — The timing of it stinks, but it is a harsh reality for the Tigers. At the same time most of their left-handed punch is on the injured list — Riley Greene, Kerry Carpenter, Austin Meadows — they are facing an oppressive right-handed starting pitcher night after night. In Chicago, it was Mike Clevinger,

In a far-upper-left corner of a cramped clubhouse at Tiger Stadium that summer of 1984, they would huddle and kibitz in front of their lockers prior to that night’s game: Alex Grammas, who was manager Sparky Anderson’s third-base coach, and Dick Tracewski, who coached first base. Not far from batting guru Vada Pinson’s niche, the

Philadelphia — Michael Lorenzen is a lot of things: Smart, affable, talented, a diversely-skilled pitcher and an elite athlete. The list goes on. What he isn’t, though, is simple. He has seven different pitches on his palette, for starters. His thought processes, the way he meticulously collects, filters, challenges, tests and ultimately stores information is

Lynn Henning |  Special to The Detroit News Only scouts know, in all the exasperating detail, what goes into a job most wouldn’t trade for any other occupation. It’s a wild world, filled with travel and weather anxieties, and overloaded with hopes and disappointments — and the occasional payoff that makes sitting for hours at college

By Mike Fitzpatrick |  Associated Press New York — Roger Craig, who pitched for three championship teams during his major league career and then served as the Detroit Tigers pitching coach for the 1984 world champion before he managed the San Francisco Giants to the 1989 World Series that was interrupted by a massive earthquake, has