The 5 Best Moves Al Avila And The Tigers Made During The Offseason
New Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila was put in charge of reinvigorating an aging team and keeping Mike Ilitch's squad among the top contenders in the American League.
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New Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila was put in charge of reinvigorating an aging team and keeping Mike Ilitch's squad among the top contenders in the American League.
In a bizarre play, Mets center fielder Yoenis Cespedes backed away from a ball that was in plain sight underneath the padding on the wall, giving the Houston Astros an inside-the-park homer Thursday in an 8-5 win over New York.
Toronto knuckleballer R.A. Dickey was roughed up for four runs in five innings Thursday and the Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 6-4.
Forbes estimates the New York Yankees are worth $3.4 billion, up 6 percent from last year and the highest evaluation for the 19th straight year.
Tigers starter Daniel Norris exited because of tightness in his lower back after getting just one out and Toronto Blue Jays went on to beat Detroit 16-1 Tuesday.
Anibal Sanchez pitched four no-hit innings in his spring debut for the Detroit Tigers in Monday's 4-3 exhibition loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.
Ian Kinsler and Jose Iglesias got hits to start a five-run first inning off Bud Norris and a split squad of Detroit Tigers beat the Atlanta Braves 8-2 Sunday.
Verlander hadn't allowed a run in three starts of exhibition play until the NL MVP tagged him.
Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said Saturday that Maybin's wrist isn't healing quickly enough for him to be ready. Detroit starts the season April 5 at Miami.
Blaine Hardy drew the emergency start after Detroit scratched Norris. He allowed one hit, struck out one and hit a batter in his lone inning of work, getting through the first inning with 14 pitches.
"His new slider seems to be a good addition," manager Brad Ausmus said. "I think that helped him today. He threw strikes today."
Miguel Cabrera hit his third homer of the spring and Mike Pelfrey pitched five scoreless innings for the second straight time to lead the Detroit Tigers past the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Thursday.
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Jordan Zimmermann pitched three shutout innings and Ian Kinsler hit one of three home runs by the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday in their 7-3 win over the Houston Astros.
The Detroit Pistons are entering the home stretch in more ways than one.
