Matthew Boyd was the Tigers’ Opening Day starter four months ago after spending part of the coronavirus shutdown keeping his arm fresh throwing long-toss in local parks. He was the team’s player representative for the MLB Players Association in the clubhouse this season, helping guide them through negotiations to play Matthew Boyd was the Tigers’
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Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Watch: Detroit Tigers introduce AJ Hinch as manager Detroit Tigers owner Christopher Ilitch and GM Al Avila introduce new manager AJ Hinch, Oct. 30, 2020. Of the 19 Detroit Tigers participating in winter leagues this offseason, four are currently playing: third baseman Isaac Paredes and right-handers
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Ty Cobb, Bobby Veach and Sam Crawford comprised one of the best outfields in baseball history. (Photo credit: Detroit Public Library Digital Collections) This is my second installment in my series of Detroit Tigers All Star Teams by decade.  The first post is found below: 1901-1909 In each decade, I select nine position players, one for
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A World Series champion has been crowned and free agency has begun, but the 2020 baseball season isn’t quite over yet. Winter leagues in Mexico and the Dominican Republic are underway and seasons in Australia and other countries are scheduled to start in the next few weeks. While winter ball A World Series champion has
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Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Tour the Detroit Tigers’ Dominican Republic academy Free Press sports writer Anthony Fenech tours the Detroit Tigers’ Dominican Republic academy in March 2020. Baseball and family are the reasons Detroit Tigers outfield prospect Roberto Campos defected from Cuba as a 13-year-old in 2016. His team won
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Gene Roof was a Triple-A outfielder in his late 20s in 1986 when new Tigers player development director Joe McDonald approached him with an offer. His playing days were numbered, but McDonald was interested in making Roof a coach for their Triple-A club in Toledo. One problem: Longtime Tigers general Gene Roof was a Triple-A
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The Tigers announced that they’ve selected the contracts of right-handers Matt Manning, Alex Faedo, Alex Lange and left-hander Joey Wentz in advance of tonight’s deadline to protect players from the 2020 Rule 5 Draft. All four players were top 40 picks in their respective draft classes — Manning and Wentz in 2016, Faedo and Lange
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