Detroit Tigers legend Willie Horton as been invited by Houston Astros Manager Dusty Baker to serve as an honorary American League coach for the upcoming 2022 All-Star Game held at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Horton, the Detroit native, spent 15 seasons with the Tigers hitting .276 with 262 home runs and 886 RBI while…… MORE
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Breathe Easy, Tigers Fans, There’s No Opt-Out Clause In A.J. Hinch’s Contract
A.J. Hinch is currently in his second season as manager of the Detroit Tigers, and after a 77-85 campaign in 2021 that saw the Tigers play like one of the best teams in Major League Baseball after a brutal April, this season has been met with numerous injuries and a lackluster offense. For months, many…… MORE
Tigers Casey Mize To Have Tommy John Surgery
Unfortunately, it was the dreaded news that every Detroit Tigers fans saw coming. Tigers Manager A.J. Hinch recently made the announcement that Casey Mize will undergo Tommy John Surgery and will obviously miss the rest of the 2022 season. As for the 2023 season? Mize will probably miss some, if not all, of that season…… MORE
Major League Baseball Rejects Monmouth University’s Proposal To Overturn Armando Galarraga’s Near-Perfect Game
It was worth a shot. For almost all Detroit Tigers fans, the date June 2, 2010 will forever be etched in history as the Armando Galarraga near-perfect game, or in so few words, the night the Galarraga and the Tigers were “Jim Joyced” (i.e. hosed, screwed, robbed, etc.) from a perfect game happening. Many have…… MORE
Tigers Trade With Milwaukee For Journeyman Minor-Leaguer Jamie Westbrook
It’s not a flashy in-season move, but the Detroit Tigers did make a minor trade with the Milwaukee Brewers landing journeyman minor-leaguer Jamie Westbrook in exchange for cash considerations. Westbrook was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fifth round of the 2013 MLB Draft and has made it as high as the Triple-A level.…… MORE
Tigers Make Numerous Roster Moves Prior To Friday’s Season Opener
The Detroit Tigers have now trimmed their roster down to the required 40 players prior to Friday afternoon’s season-opening clash against the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park. Barring any transactions from Al Avila and company in the (very) near future, the Tigers’ bullpen depth will be tested out the gate due to injury, and…… MORE
Tigers Acquire Austin Meadows From Tampa Bay For Isaac Paredes And Draft Pick
The Detroit Tigers made a late Spring Training splash prior to Friday’s season opener in getting some outfield help to replace the recently injured Riley Greene. Late Monday night, the Tigers struck a deal with the Tampa Bay Rays that resulted in OF Austin Meadows going to Detroit in exchange for IF Isaac Paredes and…… MORE
Tigers Owner Chris Ilitch Reportedly Opposed MLB’s “Final Offer” Sent To The Players
Detroit Tigers Owner Chris Ilitch is nothing like his late father. According to a report from The Athletic, Chris Ilitch was one of four Major League Baseball owners that opposed the MLB’s “final offer” to the players prior to Tuesday’s 5 pm deadline. The other three owners were Bob Castellini of the Cincinnati Reds, Ken…… MORE
Major League Baseball Lockout: MLB Cancels First Two Series Of The Regular Season
No deal. Major League Baseball, along with the team owners, and the MLBPA couldn’t come to terms on an agreement for a new collective bargaining agreement by the 5 pm deadline on Tuesday down in Florida, so as a result, the two series of the 2022 regular season have officially been cancelled. From a Detroit…… MORE
Legendary Michigan, Tigers, And Lions Voice Frank Beckmann Passes Away At Age 72
A Detroit and Michigan sports legend passed away over the weekend as legendary voice for Michigan Football, the Detroit Lions, and Detroit Tigers Frank Beckmann died Saturday evening at the age of 72 after a battle with vascular dementia. Below are just a few of Beckmann’s iconic calls: Beckmann began his career at WJR as…… MORE
