Detroit Tigers

TOP 4 DET 1 BAL 1 Result of at-bat Jeimer Candelario’s RBI double Batter: Jeimer Candelario Pitcher: John Means

BALTIMORE — Tigers manager A.J. Hinch may have told the world Wednesday night it was the right choice to let Miguel Cabrera take a shot at his 500th career homer in Thursday’s series finale against the Orioles. But he hadn’t convinced himself. “The more I thought about it, the more I didn’t feel good about

BALTIMORE — Miguel Cabrera moved within touching distance of MLB’s 500-homer club, driving No. 499 off of Orioles starter Matt Harvey in the fifth inning of the Tigers’ 5-2 victory on Wednesday night at Camden Yards. The next one will make Cabrera the 28th player in Major League history — and the first from Venezuela

TOP 5 DET 1 BAL 0 Result of at-bat Miguel Cabrera’s 499th home run Batter: Miguel Cabrera Pitcher: Matt Harvey

On Wednesday, Renato Núñez’s decision to remain with the Tigers was rewarded with a return to the big leagues that just might come at the perfect time. With Núñez recalled from Triple-A Toledo, the right-handed slugger gets to rejoin the Tigers at the site of his most sustained Major League success in Baltimore. And he

BALTIMORE — In the eighth inning of Tuesday night’s matchup with the Orioles, Tigers left fielder Akil Baddoo and center fielder Derek Hill collided while working to catch a fly ball to left-center field. For a few moments, Camden Yards was silent as the two outfielders remained on the ground. Detroit’s training staff came out

Here’s a look at Tuesday’s top Minor League performers from each team’s Top 30 Prospects list: Tigers: Riley Greene, OF (MLB No. 13), Double-A ErieThe second-ranked Tigers prospect notched his second three-hit performance over his last four games. Greene led off the first with a base hit and came around to score Erie’s first run

TOP 2 DET 1 BAL 0 Result of at-bat Willi Castro’s RBI double Batter: Willi Castro Pitcher: Keegan Akin

The Tigers had bounced back from an AL-record 119 losses in 2003 to 72 wins in 2004 — just four months removed from their eye-opening signing of free-agent catcher Iván Rodríguez — when they made a move that proved just as important in their rise to an American League pennant. They reached a three-year contract

It may be the dog days of summer, and the frenzy of the Trade Deadline has come and gone. But there is still plenty for MLB’s 30 front offices to do. Whether it’s beginning to sketch out a club’s postseason roster or evaluating the pieces that will be part of an out-of-contention club’s 2022 roster,

Here’s a look at Sunday’s top Minor League performers from each team’s Top 30 Prospects list: Tigers: Spencer Torkelson, 3B/1B (MLB No. 2), Double-A ErieTorkelson got off to a slow start in August, but got back on track with two extra-base hits in Erie’s come-from-behind victory. The 21-year-old swatted his 16th homer and 20th double,

CLEVELAND — The Tigers will leave town with three wins this season at Progressive Field, which is more than they had in their previous two seasons combined. But they’ll hit the road regretting the chance they missed at one more. What looked like a gift for Detroit to win a series in Cleveland for the

BOT 1 DET 0 CLE 1 Result of at-bat Franmil Reyes’ RBI single Batter: Franmil Reyes Pitcher: Wily Peralta

CLEVELAND — A leadoff hitter barely beating a throw for an infield single. A line-drive single after a fouled-off bunt attempt as the starter begins his third trip through the order. A slow roller down the third-base line off a 92 mph slider. It’s the kind of bases-loaded jam that usually seems destined to doom

Other than induction into the Hall of Fame itself, there is perhaps no bigger honor in baseball than having your jersey retired by a team. Some teams do not differentiate between those honors: The Cardinals, for example, only retire numbers of players in the Hall of Fame. (Which is why they retired Ted Simmons’ jersey

TOP 2 DET 1 CLE 0 Result of at-bat Short plates Candelario Batter: Zack Short Pitcher: Eli Morgan 08/07/21

CLEVELAND — Jonathan Schoop went into last week’s Trade Deadline as seemingly one of the most likely Tigers to leave. Instead, he’ll be staying around potentially through 2023. Detroit announced on Saturday that it agreed to a two-year contract extension with Schoop, making him a veteran cornerstone of the club’s effort to vault back into

CLEVELAND — For the second time in seven days, Matt Manning walked off the mound and back into the dugout looking to pound something. He had labored in a four-run, six-hit third inning, all but sealing the Tigers’ 6-1 loss to Cleveland on Friday night at Progressive Field, and it would’ve been worse if not

Here’s a look at Friday’s top Minor League performers from each team’s Top 30 Prospects list: Orioles: Mike Baumann, RHP (No. 7), Triple-A NorfolkBaumann tossed a gem in his second Triple-A start as he held Jacksonville to just one hit and two walks over six innings. It’s the second scoreless outing in his past three

BOT 3 DET 0 CLE 1 Result of at-bat Myles Straw’s RBI single Batter: Myles Straw Pitcher: Matt Manning