Alex Johnson, AL Batting Champ In 1970, Dies At Age 72
Alex Johnson, who won the American League batting title with the then-California Angels in 1970, has died. He was 72.
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Alex Johnson, who won the American League batting title with the then-California Angels in 1970, has died. He was 72.
It appears that Cabrera is recovering well.
Despite his health issues, Cabrera turned in a batting average of .313, smacked 25 home runs, drove in 109 runs and scored 101 runs.
Before the original surgery, Hanrahan's career appeared to on the upswing; the pitcher was elected an All-Star in 2012 and 2011.
The Indians sold out their April 10 home opener against Detroit in 11 minutes.
Cespedes connected in the fourth inning for an 11-0 lead. The Tigers got the slugger from Boston in an offseason trade.
The Detroit Tigers announce the lineup of special events, special ticket and merchandise packages for the 2015 season.
Yoenis Cespedes hit a grand slam in his first game for Detroit, Ian Kinsler added a three-run homer and the Tigers routed the Baltimore Orioles 15-2 Tuesday in a spring training opener.
You can listen to the Tigers today (March 3,2015) via a traditional radio.
Verlander awkwardly laughed and noted that they asked him a similar question about Upton last spring. He said, "Well, I'm going to leave that to you."
Detroit shortstop Jose Iglesias played in his first game in more than a year, and the Tigers beat Florida Southern 12-2 Monday at spring training.
As planned, Iglesias played one inning. He caught a popup in the top of the first and grounded out in the bottom half.
Longtime actor J.K. Simmons, who recently won an Oscar for best supporting actor in the film "Whiplash," did a phone interview on the Rich Eisen show today.
"I was going to have enough money for the rest of my life regardless of what was going to happen," Scherzer told Rosenthal.
The Detroit Tigers today announced a tryout camp to be held at the TigerTown Minor League Complex in Lakeland, FL on Monday, March 9, 2015.
