Former major league catcher Dustin Garneau took to Twitter this afternoon to announce his retirement. “Hanging them up. Thank you to everyone who had an impact on my career,” Garneau wrote. “To my wife for always being by my side through the ups and downs. To my agent (Marc Kligman) for always being there and making me a
The Detroit Tigers manager has a busy offseason ahead of him, and he’s added more to his plate with the latest announcement. A.J. Hinch will manage the Major League Baseball team playing in the 2022 Korea Series next month.
Detroit — Major League Baseball has selected the Tigers’ AJ Hinch to manage a squad of Major League players in the Korea Series, which takes place Nov. 11-12 in Busan and Nov. 14-15 in Seoul. “I’m very excited to lead this group of Major Leaguers in the upcoming Korea Series,” Hinch said in a statement
This week’s MLB Power Rankings takes a look at the biggest free agent need for the 18 teams that failed to make the 2022 MLB playoffs. Twelve teams entered the MLB playoffs. Now only eight remain. This week’s MLB Power Rankings will look at the biggest need for each of those 18 non-playoff clubs and…
And so another Detroit Tigers season comes to a close. This wraps up the fourth season we’ve been doing this newsletter and, well, we certainly can’t say there’s been a pattern. 2019, with its mere 47 wins (and the very real shot at the AL loss record), was just a six-month dumpster fire. (Though that
Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch can’t stay away from the manager’s chair. For the first time since 1922, MLB players will travel to South Korea for a four-game series against members of the Korea Baseball Organization. The trip takes places from Nov. 9-16, with the four games played Nov. 11-15. On Monday, Hinch was named
With the Detroit Tigers out of the playoffs once again, fans have had to get their baseball fix from the 2022 MLB Postseason. Thankfully, it hasn’t disappointed so far…well, except for game 2 of the Rays/Guardians series (no runs until the 15th inning? Seriously???)
Welcome to the deep, dark offseason friends. For the Tigers, until Winter Meetings roll around, it’s likely to be fairly quiet on the news front, but that doesn’t mean the players are doing nothing. So throughout the offseason we’ll be putting together a rundown of some of the best content we’ve seen on the Tigers’
We expected changes to start coming fast and furious as soon as the Detroit Tigers’ season ended, and new President of Baseball Ops, Scott Harris, isn’t disappointing. Several members of the Tigers coaching staff were let go on Friday, and a bigger domino fell on Saturday as long-time scouting director Scott Pleis was also released.
While the Detroit Tigers season ended, the season was not over for a handful of prospects who were sent out to Arizona to participate in the Arizona Fall League. The Tigers have sent seven prospects out to Arizona, all of them joining the Salt River Rafters’ squad.
The Detroit Tigers believe they can do a better job of syncing philosophies, routines and specific messaging across the organization, spanning from the lowest level of the minor leagues to the major leagues. The bridge isn’t strong enough yet. The next step toward fortification is building a hitting department, something new president of baseball operations
It’s playoff time once again. While some other fanbases are focused on keeping their heart rate down as their team plays in the biggest games of the year, the Detroit Tigers faithful look on, hoping for a better future, and reflecting on the season that just played out. From any statistical viewpoint, from the eye
What do you do when you get a new boss? You start asking questions, right? You want to find out if you will be working with a know-it-all jerk or somebody cool. So Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch called friends and colleagues in professional baseball to find out about Scott Harris, his new boss. The
Though the Detroit Tigers season was not one that they should be super thrilled about, there were still some good things that came out of the summer. For the Tigers, it’s a new era, as the road ahead is much different than where they have been.
Here’s a look at Saturday’s top performers in the Arizona Fall League from each team’s Top 30 Prospects list. Cardinals: Jordan Walker, OF (MLB No. 6), Salt River RaftersOne of the most exciting prospects in the Fall League circuit, the Cardinals’ top prospect crushed his first AFL home run to open up the scoring in
New Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris has wasted little time making changes to the organization’s front office, firing amateur scouting director Scott Pleis according to Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press. Pleis has been with the Tigers for the past 15 years, after being hired following scouting roles with the Chicago Cubs
DETROIT — The Scott Harris administration with the Tigers will include a new man in charge of their Draft efforts. The team has parted ways with amateur scouting director Scott Pleis, sources told MLB.com. The Tigers have not announced the move, which was first reported by the Detroit Free Press. Pleis had been in the
Detroit – The restructuring of the Tigers front office under president Scott Harris has begun. Sources confirmed that Scott Pleis, the club’s director of amateur scouting, was fired on Friday. Pleis, hired by the Tigers in 2007, has been the in charge of the amateur draft for 12 years. The Tigers recent draft history has
According to a report from Evan Petzold of The Detroit Free Press, the Detroit Tigers are parting ways with amateur scouting director Scott Pleis in the latest of what is likely to be a wave of moves in the front office.
Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris has started the restructuring of his front office. Amateur scouting director Scott Pleis was fired after 15 seasons with the organization, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation told the Free Press. An email was sent to members of the scouting department Friday morning. The Tigers would