Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Michael Fulmer describes ’embarrassing’ 2020 season Detroit Tigers right-hander Michael Fulmer speaks Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, about preparing to work with new pitching coach Chris Fetter. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Derek Holland will never forget his first 11 pitches against the Detroit
Ronald Blum | Associated Press New York — The Yankees made another high-risk offseason addition to their starting rotation, acquiring right-hander Jameson Taillon from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday for four prospects. Pittsburgh received right-handers Roansy Contreras and Miguel Yajure, infielder Maikol Escotto and outfielder Canaan Smith. Taillon, 29, has not pitched since May 1,
Now that A.J. Hinch is the manager of the Detroit Tigers, Derek Holland doesn’t seem to care one bit about his cheating scandal with the Astros. Major League Baseball fans across the country remain furious with A.J. Hinch and the Houston Astros. The team’s sign-stealing scandal rocked the bigs, which led to Hinch and the…
Jerry Green | Special to The Detroit News Until then, the home-run sluggers were beefy white men with ruddy jowls. Babe Ruth. Jimmie Foxx. Hank Greenberg. Then came Henry Aaron. Slender. Black. Dignified. Gracious. Henry Aaron exploded the stereotypes and succeeded mightily against the prejudices that had lingered in Baseball for nearly a century. There
The Detroit Tigers could use a left-handed catcher. The Oakland A’s have one in Austin Allen. Does it make sense? Let’s discuss. Since the off-season has begun, we here at Motor City Bengals have tried to come up with trade ideas that realistically, may not ever happen but would make sense for the Detroit Tigers…
The Detroit Tigers in the last month have added 14 players through minor league contacts, with a few getting minor league invites to spring training. We highlighted a few of the signings earlier in the month so let’s breakdown the most recent ones who posses something that pitching Chris Fetter could work with including the…
By TC Zencka | January 23, 2021 at 6:52pm CDT The latest minor moves from around the game… Former Nationals farmhand Drew Ward has signed a minor league deal with the Tigers, per Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post (via Twitter). The 26-year-old was a third round pick by the Nats back in 2013. He
Gene Myers | Special to the Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Al Kaline, Mr. Tiger, dies at age 85 A look back at the life of Al Kaline, the Detroit Tigers great, who died on April 6, 2020, at age 85. Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press As a longtime member of the Baseball
Joe Lapointe | Special to Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Remembering Hank Aaron, one of baseball’s all-time greats Sports Pulse: Reporter Bob Nightengale reminisces on his time with the baseball legend, Hank Aaron SportsPulse, USA TODAY A few days before Hank Aaron died on Friday at age 86, I came across an old Free
By TC Zencka | January 23, 2021 at 7:33pm CDT Derek Holland is a Detroit Tiger, he announced via his Twitter bio. The veteran lefty will join the Tigers on a minor league deal, per Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press (via Twitter). The Tigers will invite Holland to Major League camp with the
Ten years after left-hander Derek Holland faced the Tigers in the American League Championship Series, he’ll be trying to join them. The veteran left-hander agreed to terms on a Minor League contract with Detroit with an invite to Major League camp for Spring Training, a source told MLB.com. The club Ten years after left-hander Derek
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers international signee Cristian Santana has ‘advanced approach’ with bat Detroit Tigers director of international operations Tom Moore checks in Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, to discuss the newest members of the organization. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press No big splashes, but the Detroit Tigers
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — Veteran left-hander Derek Holland has apparently agreed to a minor-league deal with the Tigers. At least that’s what he posted on his Twitter feed Saturday night. The Tigers did not immediately confirm the deal. Holland, 34, has pitched for five teams in his 12-year career. He had
Mark “The Bird” Fidrych grooming the mound during his remarkable rookie season in 1976. (Photo credit: New York Times) This week, I present the Detroit Tigers All Star team for the 1970-1979 decade. All Star teams for previous decades are found below: 1901-1909 1910-1919 1920-1929 1930-1939 1940-1949 1950-1959 1960-1969 Detroit Stars: 1919-1930 In each decade,
The bitter cold across Michigan these days makes it difficult to think of spring and baseball, but they are quickly sneaking up. Spring Training is scheduled to begin in less than a month in Lakeland, Fla., and if it’s anything like Summer Camp 2020 in Detroit, the prospects will be The bitter cold across Michigan
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Our last interview with Hank Aaron Hank Aaron back in 2013, listen to what he had to say about breaking records, salaries, and racism SportsPulse, USA TODAY Denny McLain couldn’t find the legendary Hank Aaron. It was July 4, 1972. Five days earlier, McLain had
Barring any stunning developments over the next five weeks, it seems likely the Detroit Tigers are content to go through at least one more season of bad baseball to secure another high draft pick. So now seems like a good time to check in on the progress of this draft-reliant rebuild.
2020 2nd Round Pick Daniel Cabrera has impressed many in the Tigers organization with an impact bat and strong work ethic. The outfielder out of LSU has set his goals high, looking to do more than just get to the big leagues. A smooth left-handed swing should help him along the way, as well a
MLB Vault is saddened to learn about the passing of Henry “Hank” Aaron. He is regarded as the one of the very best players and people to ever play in MLB. His legacy will continue to be passed from generation to generation. Here are some of his best moments in MLB. Don’t forget to subscribe!
By Paul Newberry | Associated Press Atlanta — Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth’s home run record and gracefully left his mark as one of baseball’s greatest all-around players, died Friday. He was 86. The Atlanta Braves, Aaron’s longtime team, said he died peacefully in his