Detroit — Here we go again. Justin Verlander, as the entire baseball world expected, opted out of his contract with the Houston Astros on Thursday and, on the heels of a World Series championship and a presumptive Cy Young Award has, entering his age-40 season, put himself on the free-agent market. Which will bring another
By Ronald Blum | Associated Press New York — Former Tigers ace Justin Verlander declined a $25 million option with the Houston Astros to become a free agent on Thursday, five days after helping the team with its second World Series title. The 39-year-old right-hander likely headed to his third Cy Young Award got his first
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Click here to download and print the 2023 schedule with game times and fireworks dates. The Erie SeaWolves, Double-A Affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, today released their game times for the 2023 season. Erie’s hometown team will open the 2023 season on Thursday, April 6 against the Akron RubberDucks at Click here to download and
Go through the gallery above to view Tony Paul’s top 50 Major League Baseball free agents heading into the 2023 season. Click here if you have trouble viewing the gallery. Detroit — Black Friday still is two weeks away. But for Major League Baseball, the store doors have swung open this week, with the start of free agency.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – A dreary, rain-soaked Scottsdale afternoon did not portend itself to a late power surge. That only made it that much sweeter for Parker Meadows when he connected with a go-ahead home run in the top of the ninth to deliver the Rafters a 4-2 victory over the Scorpions on Wednesday. Meadows’ clutch
LAS VEGAS — The roster purge is underway. Detroit Tigers outfielder Daz Cameron, acquired from the Houston Astros in the 2017 Justin Verlander trade, was claimed off waivers Wednesday by the Baltimore Orioles, the Tigers announced. The 25-year-old played 73 games over three seasons with the Tigers. THE HARRIS PLAN: Biggest priority for Tigers this
Las Vegas — Stage one of the inevitable roster purge happens Thursday, when the Tigers will have to transfer the 10 players who ended the season on the 60-day injured list back onto the 40-man roster. Stage two will happen before next Tuesday, when prospects who they want to protect from the Rule 5 draft
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 3: Daz Cameron #41 of the Detroit Tigers at bat against the New York Yankees during the third inning at Yankee Stadium on June 3, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)
The Orioles have claimed outfielder Daz Cameron off waivers from the Tigers, per announcements from both clubs. The Tigers added that infielder Josh Lester went unclaimed on waivers and was assigned outright to Triple-A Toledo. Cameron, 26 in January, was the No. 37 overall pick by the Astros back in 2015, when current O’s general
The GM Meetings are underway, and we’ve already had our fair share of Detroit Tigers rumors. But we also finally heard from Scott Harris about his plans this offseason to upgrade the Tigers roster. Harris talked about a number of things related to the roster, what positions he thinks need improving, and also talked about…
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. “Today we give Lou the love and respect that he truly deserves,” Trammell told a crowd of 40,101. As we digest the news this week from the Baseball Hall
The Detroit Tigers dodged a bullet. Right-hander Matt Manning, currently on the 60-day injured list, is “symptom-free” after being shut down in late September with a right forearm strain, the team announced Tuesday. He was scheduled to visit Dr. Keith Meister in Dallas for further evaluation following the regular season. Manning, 24, is performing his
On the surface, fixing the many things that ailed the 2022 Detroit Tigers offense seems a truly Herculean labor. New President of Baseball Ops, Scott Harris, isn’t a superhero, and we’re going to proceed from the notion that getting the club to the playoffs won’t be a one year project. Still, the Tigers’ 2022 record
The Detroit Tigers are in the offseason and heading into the GM Meetings out in Las Vegas, where more news keeps coming. However, some good news came out surrounding the organization on Tuesday. The Detroit Tigers released medical updates on all of the players who ended the 2022 season on the Injured List (IL). This…
LAS VEGAS — Scott Harris, new president of baseball operations, promised to reveal the Detroit Tigers‘ priorities for the offseason at the general manager meetings this week at the Conrad at Resorts World. He kept his promise. Harris, in his second month leading the Tigers, didn’t plunge into too many specifics, but he shared the primary
For the Detroit Tigers, it will be a long offseason full of change. For Austin Meadows, it’s going to be a chance to reflect on the season that never was in 2022 and be able to hit the reset button ahead of 2023.
Scott Harris enters his first year in charge of baseball operations in Detroit. Hired as president of baseball ops shortly before the end of the season, he and his staff set to work on fortifying a roster coming off a 66-96 showing. Harris spoke with reporters at the GM Meetings this evening and addressed a
Free agency commences in a few days, and Willson Contreras will be the unquestioned top backstop available. The career-long Cub is certain to receive and reject a qualifying offer from Chicago while his representatives at Octagon set out in search of a strong multi-year pact. While clubs can’t formally begin to discuss contract terms with other
Scott Harris is casting a wide net as he embarks on his first offseason as the Tigers’ president of baseball operations. He’s also keeping an open mind. This is how his mind works and how he operates. It’s how he has to operate if he’s going to find creative solutions to make a better ballclub.