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Baltimore — One more. Miguel Cabrera took the penultimate step toward the hallowed 500 home run plateau Wednesday night. No. 499, a blast just over the wall in left field off a hanging curveball on a 1-2 pitch from Baltimore Orioles starter Matt Harvey,  gave the Tigers a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning. He had singled in his

Baltimore — One more. Miguel Cabrera took the penultimate step toward the hallowed 500 home run plateau Wednesday night and was a catalyst in the Tigers’ 5-2 win over the Orioles. In an eventful fifth inning at Orioles Park at Camden Yards, Cabrera broke a scoreless tie, turning on a 1-2 hanging curveball from Baltimore starter Matt Harvey

Baltimore — The fallout from the frightening collision Tuesday night was a significant adjustment to the Tigers’ short-term roster construction. Both the colliders — outfielders Akil Baddoo and Derek Hill — landed on the injured list. Baddoo was placed on seven-day concussion protocol and Hill on the 10-day IL with bruised ribs. “Unfortunately, now we’re scrambling a

Baltimore — The game all of a sudden became very secondary as Tigers left fielder Akil Baddoo and center fielder Derek Hill were sprawled out on the ground in left field after a fierce collision in the eighth inning Tuesday night. The two speedy rookie outfielders were chasing a drive in the gap hit by

Baltimore — Niko Goodrum has had a solid month to reflect on all the things that haven’t gone his way this season. His run as the Tigers’ every day shortstop lasted about 30 games last season, even though he ended up being a Gold Glove finalist. The Tigers needed to see if Willi Castro could handle

By Nolan Bianchi |  Special to The Detroit News It’s unusual for a small child to have so many jobs, but John Smoltz did them all rather well. “I was the pitching coach, the manager, the GM, the broadcaster and the star player,” Smoltz said. He did them the same from his driveway in Warren

Steve Herrick  |  Associated Press Cleveland – José Ramírez hit a two-run homer and an RBI triple, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 9-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. Wilson Ramos also had a two-run homer, Amed Rosario was 4 for 5 with an RBI and Cleveland used five pitchers in a

Associated Press |  Associated Press Birmingham, Ala. – A former minor league batboy has filed a lawsuit accusing longtime major league shortstop Omar Vizquel of sexual harassment during Vizquel’s tenure as manager of the Birmingham Barons, an affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. The 25-year-old man filed suit in U.S. District Court in Alabama on Friday

As someone who watched Ray Oyler start for a Tigers world championship team (Oyler’s 1968 batting average: .135 in 111 games), there is empathy as the Tigers sort through immediate and long-term answers at shortstop. There is Zack Short: .145 batting average, and who because of his previously handy glove, ranked somewhere near the top

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Cleveland — This one isn’t going to the Smithsonian. Both teams slopped it up pretty good Sunday in the rubber match of the final trip into Cleveland, but the Tigers’ misplays and misfires proved fatal. “This is a game that was winnable and we didn’t do enough to win it,” manager AJ Hinch said after the

In any appraisal of Ryan Kreidler, you begin with some basics. He was promoted to Double A in 2021 even though he hadn’t played a lick of minor-league ball in 2020, and even though he was drafted but two years ago (fourth round, UCLA). In other words, the Tigers were gambling that the advancement, and

Cleveland — The Tigers’ signing Jonathan Schoop to a two-year extension Saturday was rare on a couple of levels. One, it’s not something the Tigers have done much of in recent years. The last true extension was to Miguel Cabrera before the 2014 season. It’s rare, too, when an extension, at least on the surface, seems

Some moments don’t necessarily diminish with time. Will Vest appreciates that the moment, and the imprint, of July 11, at Safeco Field in Seattle, will be locked in, always, as vividly as he shared it during a phone conversation last week. Vest was asked to see manager Scott Servais minutes after the Mariners had lost

Cleveland — You had to know the minute Wilson Ramos was signed to a minor-league deal by the Indians, he would soon be crossing paths with the Tigers. The Tigers rather unceremoniously released Ramos, their Opening Day catcher, off the injured list June 20. “I saw him in the parking lot last night,” Tigers manager AJ

Cleveland — OK, now you can call him a starter. Tigers manager AJ Hinch has had a running bit with lefty Tyler Alexander ever since he put him into the starting rotation. Until he went five full innings, he wouldn’t call him a starter. “He’s an opener,” Hinch said, chuckling. “I refuse to call him a

Cleveland —  Jonathan Schoop wanted to remain with the Tigers and he took an active role in making sure that happened. Just hours before game time Saturday, Schoop and the Tigers agreed on a two-year contract extension worth $15 million. He will be paid $7.5 million in 2022 and 2023, though he can opt out

Associated Press |  The Detroit News Toronto — The Boston Red Sox put slugger and ex-Tiger J.D. Martinez on the COVID-19-related injured list before Saturday’s doubleheader in Toronto, further weakening a struggling offense that has scored five runs or fewer in 13 straight games. Martinez hasn’t tested positive for the virus, manager Alex Cora said. The

Cleveland – This must be like a nightmare for Matt Manning. Finally getting to pitch in the big leagues and not having the one weapon that got him this far. Think Nuke Laloosh’s dream sequence in Bull Durham. Manning seemed weaponless against the Indians Friday night. The velocity on his fastball, which two years ago

Cleveland — AJ Hinch doesn’t mind answering questions day after day about Miguel Cabrera’s quest for 500 home runs. He’s into this as much as anybody. But he wonders sometimes if people forget that his main job is preparing his team to, in this case, beat the Cleveland Indians. “Not to downplay it, but coming to