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This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. The celebration begins Friday’s 6:40 p.m. ET game against the Guardians. Pregame festivities will focus on Miggy “The Person,” noting his Venezuelan roots, his connection with fans and his impact

DETROIT — Dr. Sonia Acosta, who was born and raised in Mexico, never thought a former American peace activist would motivate her to live a life of community service. “I was inspired in one of my history classes by what Jane Addams did,” Acosta said. “She would have low-income people come to a big house to

OAKLAND — Out of contention for the ninth straight season and guaranteed to finish the year with a losing record, the Tigers are playing to establish a solid foundation for the future. Detroit’s success away from Comerica Park is one indication that better times may be ahead soon. Playing in their 2023 road finale, the

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OAKLAND — After the Tigers were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention on Friday, manager A.J. Hinch spoke to his club. Not to lament a season that fell short of the playoffs, but rather to emphasize the growth they’ve shown in 2023. After all, Detroit remained technically in the conversation until almost the final week of

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OAKLAND — With every game he plays and each hit that drops in Miguel Cabrera‘s final weeks in the big leagues, his illustrious 21-year career can only be measured in comparison with those of baseball’s biggest legends.  With his fourth-inning two-bagger in the Tigers’ 8-2 loss to the A’s on Friday night at the Coliseum,

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Feel the crispness in the air. Fall is on our doorstep, and you know what that means: We’ll see you in the desert. The Arizona Fall League announced its 2023 rosters Friday with several of baseball’s top young talents scattered across the six rosters in the Grand Canyon State’s Valley of the Sun. Ten of

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. The days are dwindling for Miguel Cabrera as a baseball player. He can feel it now. As his 21st, and final, Major League season nears an end, retirement feels

OAKLAND — Pitching with his own lively cheering section just behind the Tigers’ dugout along the first-base line, Tarik Skubal was in his element on Thursday night at the Coliseum. Armed with an arsenal of pitches that saw the left-hander offer up the most changeups he’s thrown in a single start in his career (32),

Top 1 DET 2 OAK 0 Result of AB Miguel Cabrera grounds out, third baseman Kevin Smith to first baseman Jordan Diaz. AB: Miguel Cabrera | P: Luis Medina

The Detroit Tigers have named innovative and experienced executive Jeff Greenberg as the club’s General Manager. Greenberg, 37, will report to President of Baseball Operations, Scott Harris, and joins the Tigers after spending the last 16 months as an Associate General Manager with the Chicago Blackhawks. Greenberg will be the 20th General Manager in the

LOS ANGELES — A Wednesday night crowd of greater than 42,000 flocked into Dodger Stadium to watch a talented rookie starter with nasty pitches put on a show as he heads down the home stretch of an eye-opening season. Reese Olson threw them all a curveball, literally and figuratively. It was a 2-2 pitch Olson

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There have been some amazing performances by prospects in 2023. Many have come from high-ranking players living up to expectations. Others have exceeded them, jumping more firmly onto the prospect radar with breakout campaigns. Jim Callis recently highlighted some with his own All-Breakout Prospect Team, but that squad doesn’t provide the only examples of prospects

Award season is in full swing in the Minors. On Wednesday, Minor League Baseball announced the High-A end-of-season award winners and All-Star rosters, as voted on by the managers of the three leagues. In the Midwest League, MVP went to Twins outfielder Kala’i Rosario, Ian Bedell of the Cardinals locked up Pitcher of the Year

LOS ANGELES — Spencer Torkelson fouled off a couple of close pitches from Dodgers lefty Caleb Ferguson to get to the pitch he wanted. It was a 2-2 cutter over the outer half of the plate, where Torkelson wanted the ball to avoid Ferguson jamming him. He crushed it, pushing it through the California evening

LOS ANGELES — Tigers outfielder Riley Greene will undergo surgery on his injured right elbow on Wednesday, but the Tigers won’t know the extent of the repair until Dallas-based specialist Dr. Keith Meister goes into the elbow and sees the damage. It’s a bit exploratory, similar to Tarik Skubal’s situation when he suffered a forearm

Top 1 DET 1 LAD 0 Result of AB Torkelson’s solo homer (29) AB: Spencer Torkelson | P: Caleb Ferguson