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Chicago — It was calculated, but it was risky. The Tigers decided to call up prospect Matt Manning on June 15 from Triple-A Toledo where he was, to say the least, struggling with an ERA over 8. But the rotation was reeling from injuries to Spencer Turnbull and Matthew Boyd. Manager AJ Hinch, though, sensed part of

Chicago — September isn’t always the best month for player evaluations. Especially for teams playing out the schedule and not revving up for the postseason like the Tigers. Triple-A rosters in April and May are often littered with September heroes from the previous season. Reliever Bryan Garcia comes to mind. He earned the closer role last

Chicago — You can break it down and analyze it any way you want, but it’s doubtful you will find any singular root cause for the Tigers’ season-long struggle within their division. As the Dawes song goes, it’s a little bit of everything. “Every team is going to match up differently within the division,” manager

Chicago — AJ Hinch was correct. There was no apparent carry-over Friday from the fracas between the Tigers and White Sox on Monday. Home plate umpire and crew chief Hunter Wendelstedt had a longer-than-usual meeting at home plate with Hinch and White Sox skipper Tony La Russa, but that was about it. Even when White Sox Cesar

Chicago — The home run totals are bothersome to Tarik Skubal, certainly. They are motivating for him as he heads into the offseason. But they won’t define his first full season in the big leagues, nor should they. “I’m extremely confident in my stuff going into the offseason,” Skubal said following his final outing of 2021

Minneapolis — It was supposed to be a duel between two of the best young arms in the Central Division, and it very quickly devolved into a home run hitting contest. When the smoke cleared from all the burnt wood Thursday night, the Twins-Tigers had combined for seven home runs and 14 balls hit with exit velocities of

Minneapolis — Water under the bridge? Well, maybe it is for the season-ending series at Guaranteed Rate Field this weekend, but Monday’s dustup between the Tigers and White Sox may well simmer until next season when the two Central Division rivals brace for another 19-game battle. For now, though, you’d think the playoff-bound White Sox would

Minneapolis — Not bad for a guy who very nearly didn’t make the squad out of spring training. Casey Mize put a bow on a 30-start rookie season Wednesday night, going four innings in the Tigers’ 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. He retired 12 of the last 13 hitters he faced after

Minneapolis — Not bad for a guy who very nearly didn’t make the squad out of spring training. Casey Mize put a bow on a 30-start rookie season Wednesday night, going four innings in the Tigers’ 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. He retired 12 of the last 13 hitters he faced after

Minneapolis — You know what one of the coolest things about this season has been for Robbie Grossman? He gets to come back and do it again next year. “The saddest part of the year is when you’ve got to go home,” he said. Since 2016, Grossman has gone into every offseason unsure about where

Minneapolis — What had been evident for a few days became reality Tuesday night. The Tigers will not finish with a .500 record. The Minnesota Twins, using an emergency starter and five relievers, stymied the Tigers 3-2 at Target Center, dropping them seven games under .500 (75-82) with five games to play. A week ago, the Tigers

Minneapolis — From the on-field dustup between the Tigers and White Sox on Monday, there are two separate battle fronts. One is at home plate where Tigers’ rookie right-hander Alex Lange drilled White Sox slugger Jose Abreu on the elbow with a 97-mph, 0-2 fastball in the top of the ninth inning. The other is at

Minneapolis — On Sirius-XM Radio’s MLB Radio Tuesday morning, Tigers manager AJ Hinch addressed further his club’s punch-less fracas with the Jose Abreu and the White Sox. Abreu was hit with an 0-2 fastball by Tigers reliever Alex Lange in the top of the ninth inning of a one-run game at Comerica Park on Monday afternoon.

Detroit — In the end no punches were thrown and no apparent injuries were suffered. It may not even warrant any suspensions. But what would the final home game of the 2021 season be without a benches-clearing altercation and another Tigers’ comeback against the Central Division-rival White Sox? “Nobody wants any trouble,” Tigers manager AJ Hinch said

Those long days on the Tigers farm, which this year pushed deep into September due to a pandemic’s legacy, have all but wrapped up for 2021. The Mud Hens still have a bit of work left, but everyone else is finished with what was the first full minor-league calendar any MLB team has seen since

Detroit — Miguel Cabrera played in his 126th game of the season Monday. He’s made 43 starts at first base. At the beginning of the season, most would’ve bet the under on those thresholds. But at age 38, Cabrera just keeps chugging along. Give manager AJ Hinch, head athletic trainer Doug Teter and the rest of

Detroit — Just a few minutes before the Lions were beaten by a 66-yard field on the last play of the game Sunday, across the street the Tigers were beaten in their last strike, with the bases loaded. “That’s baseball,” said rookie Isaac Paredes, whose ninth-inning double came inches from tying the game. “It was

Debriefing him about his nearly two-month stint in Lakeland, Florida, is nothing Ty Madden can complete in five minutes. Nor, is it easy, even in a lengthier chat, to detail all he discovered during his introductory weeks at TigerTown — a kind of baseball boot-camp for a right-handed pitcher from the University of Texas whom

Detroit — Victor Reyes walked slowly up the stairs from the clubhouse to the dugout, his head shrouded in a hoodie, hands tucked in the kangaroo pouch, eyes downcast. Rough morning, for sure. Just as he had caught fire at the plate, just as he was getting consistent starts and producing like he’d never had before

Detroit — The smile on Akil Baddoo’s face was priceless and it contrasted wonderfully with the look of utter dismay on Hunter Dozier’s face. Baseball creates great moments just about every night. And before Miguel Cabrera’s three-hit, four-RBI performance propelled the Tigers to a 5-1 win over the Kansas City Royals at Comerica Park Saturday,