We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons come away with a 130-122 win in Brooklyn on Thursday. #DetroitBasketball
Ryan Kryska | Associated Press Ray Herbert, a 1962 All-Star Game winning pitcher who threw batting practice for his hometown Detroit Tigers for decades after retiring, died peacefully in Plymouth, Michigan, five days after his 93rd birthday. Herbert started his big league career with Detroit in 1950 and pitched for four teams over 14 seasons. He
Detroit — Donny Sands was 15 years old when his father died. It was New Year’s Day, 2012. Roger Sands, who served in special operations for the United States Army, was 50 and suddenly his heart stopped. The man who taught Donny how to throw and catch and hit a baseball, the man who would
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Donny Sands relaxed on his couch, enjoying a typical morning in Arizona, when Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Mark Appel, a former No. 1 overall pick, sent him a text message he wasn’t expecting. The Phillies were finalizing a trade with the Detroit Tigers. “He said I was going to Detroit,” Sands said. “I went to Twitter,
Every team has a star worth watching this year. But who will those top players be? Let’s take a look at the Steamer projections on FanGraphs to find each team’s No. 1 player for the upcoming season. Blue Jays: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (5.2 WAR) Vlad Jr. is projected for 39 home runs in 2023, tied
DETROIT — The Tigers added veteran depth to their infield by agreeing to terms with César Hernández on a Minor League contract with a non-roster invite to Spring Training, MLB Network insider Jon Heyman first reported Wednesday. The Tigers have not made the agreement official. Hernández has spent parts of 10 seasons in the Majors,
The Tigers and veteran infielder Cesar Hernandez are in agreement on a minor league contract, tweets Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The Octagon client will be invited to major league camp this spring. If Hernandez makes the roster, he’ll earn a $1.5MM base salary with the potential to unlock more via incentives, Evan
Andruw Jones, Atlanta Braves. MLB Power Rankings, Baseball Hall of Fame (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) MLB Power Rankings of the biggest Hall of Fame snub from every team. Scott Rolen and Fred McGriff had been Hall of Fame snubs for a couple of years. McGriff, more so, even fell off the regular ballot and…
The Detroit Tigers have added to their infield pool. The Tigers signed second baseman César Hernández to a minor-league contract with an invitation to MLB spring training, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. The 32-year-old will earn $1.5 million if he makes the big-league roster and could receive an additional $1.85 million
Detroit — The Tigers have added another veteran infielder to an already crowded competition, signing second baseman Cesar Hernandez to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training next month. Hernandez, who will be 33 in May, will be entering his 11th big-league season and is coming off one of the worst offensive seasons
The top of the Detroit Tigers roster isn’t impressing anyone, but Scott Harris is definitely building in a solid floor with all the minor league depth he’s built into the roster this offseason. On Wednesday, Jon Heyman of the NY Post reported that the Tigers have signed veteran infielder César Hernández to a minor league
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. While Tigers manager A.J. Hinch, Matthew Boyd, Eric Haase and Matt Manning were meeting with reporters at Comerica Park last week as part of a miniature version of their
Mickey Redmond offers his assessment of the Red Wings’ playoff chances after Tuesday’s OT win over the Sharks. #LGRW
With the action of the 2022 season a few months in the rearview mirror and not quite a month to go before Spring Training games get underway, the reveal of MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects list for 2023 is imminent. Watch MLB Network’s Greg Amsinger and Steve Phillips count down the list with insight from
Considered the “consensus top high school righthander available” by Baseball America back in 2009, Jacob Turner was drafted ninth overall by the Tigers out of Westminster Christian Academy in Missouri. He stood at 6’5″, 210 lbs and touched 98 with his fastball. Adviser Scott Boras was able to get the 18-year-old Turner a $5.5MM Major
Right-hander Edwin Uceta thinks the best is yet to come. He appeared on the Los Angeles Dodgers’ top-30 prospect list from 2019-21. Since then, he has pitched 24 games in the major leagues and has been designated for assignment twice in his young career. The Detroit Tigers claimed Uceta off waivers Jan. 11 — two days
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons give up 49 first-quarter points and suffer a 150-130 loss to the Bucks on Monday. #DetroitBasketball
Detroit — Remember when the Tigers drafted Spencer Torkelson with the first overall pick in 2020 and they announced him as a third baseman? Seemed daft at the time, didn’t it? But, as we sit here today, just a few short weeks from the start of spring training, and with the Tigers still without any
TORONTO, ON – JULY 14: George Springer #4 of the Toronto Blue Jays slams his helmet against the Kansas City Royals after flying out to end the seventh inning during their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on July 14, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. MLB Power Rankings (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images)