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Detroit — Tigers manager AJ Hinch has been saying it all season — it’s not always about how hard you hit it or how far — it’s about moving baseballs forward, putting them in play, making the opposition have to make plays. The Tigers, the lowest-scoring team in baseball (averaging 2.8 runs per game), kept putting balls

Detroit — This would have made for a good scene in the movie Bull Durham. The Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens were caravanning from Toledo on Monday morning, some driving their cars, some on the team bus, to Columbus for a Memorial Day game. Back in Detroit, the Tigers learned early that outfielder Robbie Grossman’s stiff

Detroit — Say this about Javier Báez: He may not want to talk about it much, but when he does, he shoots you pretty straight. “I don’t have any excuses,” he said of his offensive struggles this season. “I’m not seeing the ball. I’m not following the ball. And you can’t hit what you can’t see.”

Detroit — A.J. Hinch is trying to flip the script here, both with this season and with this franchise. So when you win a game like this, even when it’s a bit painful in the process, that’s where he’ll start. And that’s how he did late Sunday afternoon, following the Tigers’ 2-1 victory over the

Detroit — Manager AJ Hinch didn’t want to talk about it, not that anyone could blame him. “We won a series, that’s really what matters,” he said after the Tigers took the finale from the Guardians 2-1 Sunday at Comerica Park. No question. But yet, the Tigers had to pull another starting pitcher for health

Detroit — It was a day on for Harold Castro more than it was anything else. Castro has been the hottest hitter on the club. “Yeah, Harold was a hero when we didn’t get no-hit by (Guardians starter Triston) McKenzie last year,” said manager AJ Hinch, referencing Castro’s single with two outs in the eighth inning

As with all MLB teams, the Tigers tend to be gentle when moving players up the chain. You can over-promote and under-develop if you’re not careful with timing. But at four levels there are players pushing for promotions, which at the top rungs include a ticket to Detroit. Among those likely to follow Double-A Erie

Lakeland, Fla. —  One measure of better life in the Tigers farm chain is on display at TigerTown headquarters just behind the right-field fence at Marchant Stadium’s Publix Field. It comes in the bright light of Flying Tigers manager Andrew Graham. He is a native of Australia, a one-time Tigers catching prospect, and a skipper who does

Detroit – The Tigers were down just two runs, thanks to another solid outing by rookie starter Alex Faedo. They still had nine outs to try to get to former Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber. Then it all blew up. Jose Ramirez laced a three-run triple in the seventh inning and a 424-foot, two-run

By Bernie Wilson |  Associated Press San Diego — Several of Gabe Kapler’s fellow managers are offering their support for his decision to avoid the field during the national anthem as a protest following the school shootings in southwestern Texas. Kapler, a former Detroit Tiger and manager of the San Francisco Giants, said Friday he doesn’t plan to

Detroit — Beau Brieske knew big-league hitters would be smarter and more talented than the hitters he’d been facing in Triple-A. Still, something didn’t feel right. “I’m pretty sure in my last two outings they had the pitches I was throwing,” Brieske said before the game on Saturday. “I mean, spitting on (taking) the breaking ball

Detroit — The Tigers and Guardians baseball game Friday night was postponed because of inclement weather. It will be made up as the second game of a split doubleheader on July 4 at 6:40 p.m., following the originally scheduled game at 1:10 p.m. The scheduled pitching match-up between Alex Faedo and Cleveland’s Shane Bieber will

Detroit — The Tigers, one of the last holdouts, officially joined the PitchCom movement Thursday night. After three trial runs over the last two weeks, Tarik Skubal was the first starting pitcher to use the technology to receive the pitch calls from catcher Tucker Barnhart. “Yeah, it was the first time we committed to it as

Detroit — Miguel Cabrera is still getting the job done, even at age 39. After starting pitcher Tarik Skubal saw his scoreless streak come to an end and the Tigers’ promising offensive start against the Guardians fizzled on Thursday night, Cabrera came through in the clutch. With a runner on third and one out in the

Detroit — Tigers starting pitcher Matt Manning’s road to return has hit an unexpected detour. According to manager AJ Hinch, Manning admitted Thursday he experienced soreness after Tuesday’s rehab start with Toledo and reported biceps tendinitis. As a result, Hinch said Manning will not throw for the “foreseeable future” as he undergoes further evaluation. “Matt is

They’ve traveled vastly different paths, but at one point or another, they used the same roads and highways. They’ll all bring something unique to the table, but ask any one of them how they anticipate success, and they’ll typically point to the two others. These days, none of them get to spend much time in

Minneapolis — When wins are as elusive as they’ve been for the Tigers this season, you can’t always follow conventional paths. “We’re trying to score runs,” manager AJ Hinch said after the Tigers salvaged the final game against the Twins with a heart-stopping 4-2 win in 10 innings Wednesday. “We don’t have the luxury of

Minneapolis — Another day, another story about a struggling Tigers hitter. It’s where this team is right now as it tries to snap out of a season-long offensive malaise in which it has produced the fewest runs per game (2.7) than any team in baseball. It’s been a collective struggle, so it’s probably unfair to single

Minneapolis — Physical errors happen. Baseball is a hard game played by imperfect human beings. Mental mistakes, as any manager will tell you, shouldn’t happen. They are mostly inexcusable and unacceptable. Sometimes they are almost inexplicable. Javier Báez is a Gold Glove-winning shortstop. He’s good for a couple highlight-worthy plays a week. But in the second inning of

Minneapolis — Physical errors happen. Baseball is a hard game played by imperfect human beings. Mental mistakes, as any manager will tell you, shouldn’t happen. They are mostly inexcusable and unacceptable. Sometimes they are almost inexplicable. Javier Báez is a Gold Glove-winning shortstop. He’s good for a couple highlight-worthy plays a week. But in the second inning of