Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ AJ Hinch: ‘Our personnel is creating (defensive) options for me’ Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch talks Saturday, April 3, 2021, after a 5-2 win over the Cleveland Indians. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Detroit Tigers (2-2) vs. Minnesota Twins (3-1) When: 1:10 p.m. Where: Comerica Park. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: 97.1
As the Detroit Tigers honored the late Al Kaline with a moving pregame video on the first anniversary of his passing, the 2021 Tigers battled hard with his same spirit and won a thrilling 10-inning walk off game with a hit from the right fielder in fitting fashion 4-3. More on that later. Casey Mize
Three games. Two homers. One walk-off hit. Akil Baddoo is quickly making waves not only among Detroit Tigers fans, but across baseball with his hot start to the 2021 season. The former Rule 5 pick broke into the bigs in a big way on Sunday with a home run on the very first pitch of
Detroit — There’s something to be said for finding a way to win. On a day the Tigers struck out 15 times, left 11 runners on base and watched a two-run lead disappear in the late innings, it was the heroics of a youngster who is quickly becoming a hero in Detroit that bailed out the Tigers. With two
Rule 5 draft pick Akil Baddoo — in just his third MLB game — delivered a walk-off single Tuesday in the 10th inning, giving the Detroit Tigers a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins. With Harold Castro on third base, Baddoo drove a 2-1 slider to right field against Twins right-hander Hansel Robles. The Tigers
DETROIT — Akil Baddoo’s home runs in his first two games didn’t matter in Tigers losses. On Tuesday, the former Twins prospect’s historic heroics really hurt. He did it against his old organization, delivering a walk-off single with two outs in the 10th inning for a 4-3 Detroit win at Comerica Park. Baddoo was already
When the Detroit Tigers signed Robbie Grossman to a two-year deal in the off-season, it was not the player Tigers may have thought to be the first player since Justin Upton to sign for more than one year.
Spring training hot streaks are fun, but so often the fun turns to dust as soon as the regular season begins. Akil Baddoo appears fully determined not to let that happen. Left unprotected from the Rule 5 draft by the Minnesota Twins, because he hadn’t played since May of 2019, and never above High-A ball,
Pat Graham | Associated Press Denver — The All-Star Game will be played at hitter-friendly Coors Field. Major League Baseball officially announced the new venue Tuesday after pulling the Midsummer Classic from Atlanta over objections to extensive changes to Georgia’s voting laws. Coors Field last hosted the All-Star Game in 1998. The game will be held
There’s a reason Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch made starting catcher Wilson Ramos the designated hitter Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins. It’s the same reason why Ramos was absent from Sunday’s clash with the Cleveland Indians. And Hinch’s usage of backup catcher Grayson Greiner goes beyond giving Ramos a break — Greiner’s defense, game planning and relationships with his batterymates warrant more than
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Detroit Tigers fans can be excused if they stopped paying attention early in Monday’s 15-6 loss to the Twins. It was a dreary affair. Tigers pitchers gave up 14 hits and 11 walks, and Detroit batters didn’t get a hit until the 5th inning.
A year ago, there was no Tigers game. It would have been an opportunity for the Detroit faithful to gather, mourn, and celebrate the life of one of the greats. One year later, there is a Tigers game to be played. While we can’t all be together, we are here for Mr. Tiger.
DETROIT — Harold Castro was in the Tigers’ dugout, the last non-catcher left on the bench late during Monday’s 15-6 loss when he got the heads-up from bench coach George Lombard. “George came to me in the eighth inning and he [asked] me, ‘Hey, how’s your arm?’ I said, ‘It’s good,’” Castro recalled. “OK,” Lombard
Detroit — So there he was Monday, minding his own business in the dugout in the eighth inning, thinking that maybe, with the Tigers down 15-1, he might not be called upon, when suddenly bench coach George Lombard was at his side. “He said, ‘How is your arm?’” Harold Castro said. “I said it’s good.
It really has not been that long since Casey Mize was selected No. 1 overall by the Detroit Tigers, or since the organization’s top pitcher threw a no-hitter his first night in Double-A. But while he still ranks highly on prospect lists and in the eyes of evaluators, the shine seems to be quickly fading
Bill Dow | Special to Detroit Free Press In what turned out to be one of the most celebrated debuts in Detroit Tigers history, 50 years ago, on April 6, 1971, 54,089 fans flocked to Tiger Stadium for Opening Day. They wanted to see whether new manager Billy Martin could get the aging team to roar
Major League rosters were set on Opening Day, but it’s important to remember that they’re never set in stone. Active rosters ebb and flow throughout the season as injuries and performance force organizations to make constant moves in search of putting the best possible team on the field. Prospects play their roles in all of
Pat Graham | Associated Press Denver – Major League Baseball plans to relocate the All-Star Game to Coors Field in Denver after pulling this year’s Midsummer Classic from Atlanta over objections to sweeping changes to Georgia’s voting laws, according to a person familiar with the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of
Though the Twins ran the table today, Akil Baddoo continued to produce at the plate, blasting his first career grand slam in the 9th. He speaks with the media post game. #DetroitRoots