Detroit News

Tony Paul   | The Detroit News Detroit — In a bit of a surprise, the Tigers have a pair of Gold Glove finalists. On Thursday, Jonathan Schoop was named a finalist for the American League award at second base, while Niko Goodman is a finalist at shortstop. Schoop’s competition at second base includes Chicago’s Danny Mendick

The Detroit News Arlington, Texas — Brandon Lowe busted out early and Tampa Bay’s bullpen hung on late. Rays and Dodgers, tied in Texas. Lowe shook loose from his extended postseason slump with two opposite-field home runs, and Tampa Bay held off Los Angeles 6-4 on Wednesday night to square the World Series at one game

The Detroit News Arlington, Texas — Brandon Lowe busted out early and Tampa Bay’s bullpen hung on late. Rays and Dodgers, tied in Texas. Lowe shook loose from his extended postseason slump with two opposite-field home runs, and Tampa Bay held off Los Angeles 6-4 on Wednesday night to square the World Series at one game

Lynn Henning   | The Detroit News The voice — that deep, rich, resonant Ron Gardenhire voice — which was always good enough to do commercial voice-overs or be shared with a radio audience, was clear and strong Tuesday. “I feel fine,” Gardenhire said, speaking from his daughter’s home in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he and wife Carol

Lynn Henning   | The Detroit News Rain slammed the Tigers during Monday’s game against the Blue Jays at Marchant Stadium’s Publix Field. Not that it overly bothered Spencer Torkelson and Kody Clemens, a pair of infielders who have been enjoying October during the Tigers’ five-week Instructional Camp at Lakeland, Florida. Torkelson in Monday’s first inning

Lynn Henning   | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — I’m sitting here on an 80-degree Saturday afternoon in the press box at Marchant Stadium — or, rather, Publix Field at Marchant Stadium as the sponsorship dollars have determined.  An executive decision has been made that, in fact, you can offer some basic critiques and see

Tony Paul   | The Detroit News Barbara Gibson, the mother of Tigers legend Kirk Gibson who was a long-time speech teacher and drama director at Clarkston High School and was known as “Ma” by her students, has died.  Gibson died Oct. 11, surrounded by Kirk and sisters Jackie and Tina. She was 89. “She loved

Lynn Henning   | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. – Only eight months ago on a sun-washed field in Tempe, Ariz., with Camelback Mountain’s brown slopes in the distant outfield background, Gage Workman was slurping up grounders and firing the ball to his Arizona State teammate and first baseman, Spencer Torkelson. Last week at Marchant Stadium’s

Lynn Henning   | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — I’m sitting here on an 80-degree Saturday afternoon in the press box at Marchant Stadium — or, rather, Publix Field at Marchant Stadium as the sponsorship dollars have determined.  An executive decision has been made that, in fact, you can offer some basic critiques and see

Lynn Henning   | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — For most workers, seven-month vacations are a dream. Not so for baseball players, particularly hitters, who if they care to stay on pace with 95-mph fastballs and cunning breaking stuff need more of a routine. The Tigers’ top minor-league batters, a bit too well-rested after a long

Lynn Henning   | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. – One thought, held for some time now, got a boost Wednesday as the best of the Tigers minor-league kids pranced around Marchant Stadium in a game against the Blue Jays. This will be a good managerial job for whoever replaces Ron Gardenhire as Tigers skipper. Riley

Lynn Henning   | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. – One thought, held for some time now, got a boost Wednesday as the best of the Tigers minor-league kids pranced around Marchant Stadium in a game against the Blue Jays. This will be a good managerial job for whoever replaces Ron Gardenhire as Tigers skipper. Riley

Lynn Henning   | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. – His swings are full and fluid. One thing about Riley Greene during an at-bat is that he gets his cuts. But they’re under control. And they’re tough on a baseball. Greene, who two weeks ago turned 20, ranks either first or second on just about any

Tony Paul   | The Detroit News Detroit — The Tigers are considering a familiar face for their managerial opening. Marcus Thames, the hitting coach for the New York Yankees who slugged 99 home runs while playing for Detroit from 2004-09, has met at least twice in the last week with Tigers brass over Zoom, according to a

Lynn Henning   | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — It’s a peculiar time for Opening Day — Oct. 14. But the first inter-team duel in 2020 for Tigers minor-leaguers was to begin against the Blue Jays at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium as the Tigers Instructional League, a week after convening, was

Tony Paul   | The Detroit News Brett Impemba used to live down the street from a scout for the Oakland A’s, and one day, in the throes of casual conversation, he decided to make a pitch for his then-teammate at Oakland University. Mike Brosseau. Check him out. “And he kind of brushed it off,” Impemba said. “Like, ‘Of

Chris McCosky   | The Detroit News Detroit — Imagine telling a stable of 49 thoroughbreds, most of whom have been cooped up in a barn for six months, to take it slow out of the gate. Welcome to David Littlefield’s current nightmare. Littlefield, the Tigers vice president of player development, is overseeing an unprecedented instructional

Lynn Henning   | The Detroit News Sunday afternoon offered Colt Keith an early lesson about Lakeland, Florida. About its climate, specifically, which he might as well confront ahead of what could be a future Single-A summer there, and maybe a good many spring camps at the TigerTown nerve center. “I haven’t been to Florida a

Lynn Henning   | The Detroit News Sunday afternoon offered Colt Keith an early lesson about Lakeland, Florida. About its climate, specifically, which he might as well confront ahead of what could be a future Single-A summer there, and maybe a good many spring camps at the TigerTown nerve center. “I haven’t been to Florida a

Ronald Blum  |  Associated Press New York — During an era when the Yankees won the World Series so routinely it was joked that rooting for them was like rooting for General Motors, their ace pitcher owned the most fitting nickname: “The Chairman of the Board.” Whitey Ford, the street-smart New Yorker who had the best winning