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Detroit — The Tigers and Cubs played another round of rock-em, sock-em baseball Tuesday night. Oddly enough, the Tigers took two shots in the bottom of the eighth inning and ended up plating the insurance run, evening the series with an 8-6 win at Comerica Park. In a one-run game, Cubs reliever Jose Cuas hit

Detroit — Sometimes you’re simply damned if you do and damned if you don’t. The Tigers found themselves between that particular rock and hard place in the ninth inning Monday. They rallied for three runs to tie the game in the bottom of the eighth and immediately in the top of the ninth, the Cubs

Detroit — It used to be so easy. When Sept. 1 hit, teams could call up as many players from their Triple-A team as they wanted, as long as they were on the 40-man roster. It was annoying, sure, a logistical nightmare for managers, coaching staff and clubhouse attendants trying to make room and work

Detroit — The game finds you. If you get put into the game late for defense, invariably, a ball will be hit to you. If you are Parker Meadows, making your big-league debut, the game is going to test you. Meadows, the Tigers’ No. 10-ranked prospect, found himself in a couple of big moments in

Detroit — Riley Greene didn’t bat an eye. “I have no problem with it,” he said. “I told them, ‘Whatever I can do to help the team, I will do. Whether that’s me playing right field, left field, center field or bench.’ It is what it is.” Bench is not an option. You might have

Detroit — Parker Meadows isn’t the first, nor will he be the last person to run afoul of the cell service at Fifth Third Field in Toledo. He’d just gotten the news that he’s waited his entire life for. And it was delivered adorably, in chorus, by the children of Mud Hens manager Anthony Iapoce

Justice Bigbie was about ready Friday to check into Canal Park, in downtown Akron, Ohio, where his Erie team was set to play one of those lovely rain-mandated doubleheaders against the Double-A RubberDucks. Yes, he said, this is the time of year baseball wise men had warned about: Getting tired. Dealing with a 140-game schedule

The Detroit Tigers will have a new addition Monday when they open a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs at Comerica Park. The Tigers announced Sunday they will call up outfielder Parker Meadows from Triple-A Toledo on Monday, ahead of Monday’s game against the Cubs. First pitch is at 6:40 p.m. Meadows, 23, was a

Cleveland — Throwing the first punch has been transformative for the Tigers. Transformative in the sense that they are 40-18 when they score first and 17-49 when they don’t. “When you can punch first, it just relaxes the dugout,” manager AJ Hinch said. “It isn’t always going to be that way, but it was nice

This has been, well, an unconventional year, this 2023 baseball season, for Tigers farmhand Wenceel Perez. He began at Double A hoping to revive his prime-time prospect status as a second baseman after some back issues gouged 2022. The back was cooperating fine as spring at Erie unfurled. Another issue, though, cropped up: He had

Cleveland — The finale of the four-game series against the Guardians Sunday followed a familiar and successful script for the Tigers. In Game 1 on Friday, Akil Baddoo led off the game with a home run and the Tigers rode a three-run first inning to a 4-2 win. On Saturday, they rode Kerry Carpenter’s three-run,

Cleveland — What workload management? Miguel Cabrera was back in the lineup Sunday, hitting fourth for just the second time this season. Even more rare than him hitting cleanup, he started a day game after a night game. Tigers manager AJ Hinch explained. “His production against left-handed pitching has been solid,” he said. “And you

The Detroit Tigers will play the New York Yankees next season in the MLB Little League Classic at Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The game, announced Sunday, will be Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024 at the home of the Little League World Series. First pitch is at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN as part of

Cleveland — It seems like a no-brainer now. Of course, left-handed hitting Kerry Carpenter was in the starting lineup Sunday, even against Cleveland’s left-handed starter Logan Allen. Why wouldn’t he be, right? He entered the game slashing .400/.450/.782 with an eye-popping 1.232 OPS with 14 runs scored, six home runs and 11 RBIs over the

Before he was a champion for Parkinson’s patients, Kirk Gibson was a World Series champion, a Michigan State All-America selection, a sports icon. He’s still all that, and more. Gibson, 66, has been battling the disease for nearly a decade, and his Kirk Gibson Foundation for Parkinson’s keeps ramping up. His resolve gets stronger as

Cleveland — The games don’t stop. Whether that’s comforting or confounding is up for individual interpretation. The Tigers on Saturday were still processing the news that catcher Eric Haase had been designated for assignment. He’d caught the second game of the doubleheader Friday and less than 12 hours later he was flying back home, his

Cleveland — The games don’t stop. Whether that’s comforting or confounding is up for individual interpretation. The Tigers on Saturday were still processing the news that catcher Eric Haase had been designated for assignment. He’d caught the second game of the doubleheader Friday and less than 12 hours later he was flying back home, his

Cleveland — From a baseball standpoint, the Tigers’ move makes complete sense. From a human emotion standpoint, it’s a crusher. At the end of a long day Friday, after the doubleheader split with the Guardians, the Tigers informed catcher Eric Haase that he’d been designated for assignment. “It’s tough,” said Jake Rogers, who has shared

Cleveland — From a baseball standpoint, the Tigers’ move makes complete sense. From a human emotion standpoint, it’s a crusher. At the end of a long day Friday, after the doubleheader split with the Guardians, the Tigers informed catcher Eric Haase that he’d been designated for assignment. “It’s tough,” said Jake Rogers, who has shared

Cleveland — There is a reason the Tigers refuse to give up on lefty Joey Wentz. He showed why Friday night in the Tigers’ 4-1 loss against the Guardians in Game 2 of the doubleheader at Progressive Field. Wentz was called up before the 4-2 win in the opener to serve as the 27th man