LAKELAND, Fla. — Spencer Torkelson stood near first base. The 2020 No. 1 overall pick was the only first baseman present — no Miguel Cabrera in sight — as the Detroit Tigers went through infield drills Sunday on MLB’s mandatory report date for spring training. Third baseman Jeimer Candelario took ground balls at the hot corner,
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The resolution of baseball’s near labor crisis means that MLB teams can transition from minor league minicamps to full spring activities with the major league team. For the Detroit Tigers, full workouts begin on Monday, with the abbreviated Grapefruit League season beginning on Friday, March 18 against the Philadelphia Phillies. Accompanying that transition is the
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers third baseman Jeimer Candelario darted into manager AJ Hinch’s office. Candelario, the back-to-back Tiger of the Year, wrapped his arms around his skipper and embraced him with a hug. They hadn’t seen each other since the 2021 season ended in Chicago. “Last year, there was a little more tip-toeing,” said
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Lakeland, Fla. — It was an optional workday Sunday morning, but even with decidedly un-Florida like temperatures struggling to get to 40 degrees, most of the infielders were on the short field outside the clubhouse at TigerTown taking several rounds of ground balls from manager AJ Hinch and infield coach Ramon Santiago. Most of the faces
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Miguel Cabrera had to take a peek. The 39-year-old MLB veteran was chatting up his teammates inside the Detroit Tigers‘ clubhouse. He slowly opened the door and looked outside, then went back into hiding. He repeated the antics again and again. A few minutes later, he burst out into the open. “Good morning,” Cabrera
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After months of acrimony and little progress, MLB owners and the MLBPA union finally agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement late last week. While the most basic result is simply that we finally have major league baseball again, with a wild combination of free agency, spring training, and logistical madness, there are plenty of
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Alex Avila couldn’t shake his emotions before the final game of his career. Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez put the 13-year MLB veteran, who spent eight seasons with the Detroit Tigers, into the starting lineup for the 2021 season finale. He caught Joan Adon, a 23-year-old prospect from the Dominican Republic making his MLB debut. In the clubhouse, Martinez
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Baseball is back. And Ben Verlander was doing the happy dance. Verlander, younger brother to Justin Verlander, was driving down the Pacific Coast Highway in California, bopping his head to the music, singing along with John Fogerty’s classic baseball song, “Centerfield”: Verlander was smiling so hard he looked like his face was
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Catching up on some of the minor league signings on a busy day of transactions… The Tigers signed righty Miguel Diaz to a minor league deal, MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reports (via Twitter).  Diaz will be invited to the club’s MLB Spring Training camp, and he’ll earn $800K if he makes Detroit’s big league roster. 
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LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers have added to the reliever pool for spring training. Right-handed reliever Miguel Diaz signed a minor-league contract Saturday, sources with knowledge of the agreement told the Free Press. The 27-year-old received an invitation to MLB spring training and will earn $800,000 if he makes the big-league team. THE LATEST: Could Tigers stand pat
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