No one else that plays for the Detroit Tigers will wear the #1 ever again. The Tigers have announced that Lou Whitaker’s #1 will be officially retired before the team’s Saturday, August 6th game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Whitaker played for the Tigers from 1977-1995 earning five All-Star bids (1983-87), A.L. Rookie of the…… MORE
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A Familiar Face: Lloyd McClendon Hired As The Mud Hens’ New Manager For 2022; Gary Jones Promoted To First Base Coach
The Detroit Tigers announced two coaching staff moves as the organization has promoted Gary Jones to be their new first base coach following the tragic passing of Kimera Bartee at the age of 49 just before Christmas. Jones was initially hired back in early December to be the Toledo Mud Hens’ skipper at the Triple-A…… MORE
Riley Greene And Spencer Torkelson Land On Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects List
As we await the official reboot of Major League Baseball, Baseball America recently released their Top 100 prospects list, and two future Detroit Tigers not only found their way on the list, but are currently slotted in the Top 5. Riley Greene (#4) and Spencer Torkelson (#5) both landed in the Top 5, while Jackson…… MORE
Tigers Reportedly Offered Carlos Correa A Ten-Year Contract Before Signing Javier Baez
The Detroit Tigers have their shortstop via free agency in Javier Baez, but their #1 target in Carlos Correa reportedly turned down an offer from Tigers prior to the Baez signing. Here’s what the Tigers apparently offered: Should the Tigers have gone higher with their offer? Is Carlos Correa demanding more than what he’s worth?…… MORE
Tigers Hire Gary Jones As New Toledo Mud Hens Manager
The Detroit Tigers and Toledo Mud Hens recently announced the hiring of Gary Jones as the Mud Hens’ manager for the 2022 season. Jones becomes the ninth person to manage the Mud Hens at Fifth Third Field and the 57th in Toledo baseball history. According to the Mud Hens release, Jones has been the skipper…… MORE
‘El Mago’ Is Coming To Detroit: Javy Baez Agrees To Deal With Tigers
It’s not Carlos Correa, but the Detroit Tigers have reportedly found their hopeful long term solution at shortstop as former Chicago Cub and New York Met Javy Baez, aka “El Mago,” has reportedly agreed to a six-year, $140-million deal to come to Detroit. The soon-to-be 29-year-old has been widely known as one of the best…… MORE
Former Tiger Robbie Ray Wins AL Cy Young; Becomes 5th Cy Young Winner From 2014 Team
We’ve all received the strolls down memory lane when it comes to the 2012, 2013, and 2014 Detroit Tigers and how good those teams were, but neither were never able to get over the hump and claim a World Series Championship. When it comes to the 2014 Tigers roster, we’ve all seen this tweet: Now,…… MORE
Rebuild Over? Tigers Make Free Agency Splash In Signing LHP Eduardo Rodriguez
Can we start by saying that the Detroit Tigers rebuild might be over? The Tigers have made their first free agency splash in the signing of former Red Sox Pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez to a five-year, $77-million deal. Here’s the latest break down of the deal and what the lefty brings to the Tigers’ up-and-coming rotation:…… MORE
Tigers Are Actively Shopping The Shortstop Free Agent Market
The Detroit Tigers are reportedly wasting no time in hitting the free agency market, especially the shortstop position where there’s many viable candidates to be had. After trading for catcher Tucker Barnhardt from the Cincinnati Reds right after the World Series ended, Al Avila and company are putting out multiple feelers on players to see…… MORE
Jeimer Candelario Named “Tiger Of The Year” For Second Straight Year
Detroit Tigers Third Baseman Jeimer Candelario was tabbed by the Detroit chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s “Tiger of the Year” for the second straight year becoming the first Tiger to claim the honor in back-to-back years for the first time since Miguel Cabrera in 2012 and 2013. Candelario received nine votes, followed…… MORE
