Encarnacion Tallies 3 HRs, 9 RBIs As Blue Jays Rout Tigers, 15-1
The game was paused briefly after Encarnacion's slam when dozens of fans tossed caps onto the outfield to honor his homer hat trick.
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The game was paused briefly after Encarnacion's slam when dozens of fans tossed caps onto the outfield to honor his homer hat trick.
Every September, MLB rosters expand so minor-league players with potential can get a cup of coffee with the big-league team. No matter what the hype, avoid relying on these September call-ups to help your fantasy baseball team. Stick to the veteran players you know well and let the other owners in your league gamble on the rookies. You won't regret it when the season ends with your team in first place. The other owners will be shaking their heads with regret for letting hype rule their decision-making processes.
All three Blue Jays homers came off rookie Matt Boyd, one of the three left-handed pitchers acquired by Detroit in the July 30 trade that sent David Price to Toronto.
"You'll see it tonight if you turn on your TV," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "It will be shown many times."
A woman injured by a foul ball while attending a Boston Red Sox game at Fenway Park has sued the team's principal owner.
What the Tigers don't know is why games like Thursday afternoon keep happening.
The center fielder knows he wont be able to sign for every autograph seeker but he tries to get in as many as he can.
"This has a special meaning because of the way the fans were treating me and reacting. … It really (gave) me goosebumps coming off the mound in the seventh."
As far as other Tigers pitchers go, Ausmus said there was nothing new to report on either Anibal Sanchez or Daniel Norris, who are both on the disabled list.
"Let the guy step in the box, that's all I ask," an angry Francoeur said.
Alfredo Simon fell apart against the Angels, going four and 1/3 innings, allowing nine hits, eight earned runs, four walks and a home run, while striking out only two. Three of those earned runs were scored off Simon's three wild pitches.
When will people realize that when you post something on social media, it's out there on the Internet forever?
The MLB and MLBPA announced a new domestic violence policy over the weekend and they look like they got it right.
"If you look at the numbers, we're top of the league, offensively, in a lot of categories," he said. "Are we supposed to produce six runs every game? Is that how baseball works?"
The Chicago Cubs says a female fan hit by a line drive foul ball during Sunday's game was conscious and taken to a hospital.
"In baseball you always want to find a reason to explain stuff," Ausmus said. "Sometimes there's no reason. It's just the way it is."
Wolf settled down after he got rocked then, and the Tigers managed to throw in a three-run homer from Ian Kinsler to make it a more respectable loss of 5-3. The journeyman left-hander finished with seven innings pitched, allowing nine hits and four runs (three earned), with five strikeouts and no walks.
The Detroit Tigers had been held scoreless for 18 innings until Ian Kinsler's 3-run home run in the ninth inning on Saturday night.
The Detroit Tigers say the fan who was hit by a foul ball in Friday night's game was released from the hospital Saturday.
When bad teams toss in the towel on the season, quite often they bring up young players from the minors that cut into the playing time of established veterans. This can hurt your fantasy baseball roster when your regular gets too many "days off" so the kids can get some playing time.
Wolf finally cracks back into the big leagues on his 39th birthday Saturday night looking to help the Detroit Tigers close in on the Texas Rangers in the AL wild-card race.
A fan sitting behind the Tigers' dugout was struck by a rocketing foul ball off Anthony Gose's bat.
"I kind of always wanted to live in a way where when I look back when I'm 50 years old, I don't want to look back with any regrets. I had to give it one more try and see what I had in the tank."
"I definitely felt like I was turning a corner, feeling really good on the mound. And that happens, it's a little frustrating."
"He doesn't have the same stuff he had when he first got called to the big leagues but he was pretty young at that time. He knows how to pitch. He's a real good teammate, a real good guy."
The Michigan State Police is investigating after a 12-year-old boy died in a shooting in Fruitport Township on Saturday night, according to law enforcement officials.
Communities across Southeast Michigan have declared a snow emergency due to the winter storm that's moving across the region on Sunday.
Minnesota's secretary of state rejected a request from Attorney General Pam Bondi for federal access state voter rolls and welfare data, as tensions flare in Minneapolis after a man was shot and killed by immigration agents.
Detroit Metro Airport is dealing with hundreds of flight cancellations and delays as a winter storm hits Southeast Michigan.
Flight cancellations are continuing to mount as the U.S. is being hit with dangerous winter weather from a storm moving across the country.
Brutally cold temperatures begin the weekend, and accumulating snow will finish it off.
Communities across Southeast Michigan have declared a snow emergency due to the winter storm that's moving across the region on Sunday.
A 19-year-old man reported missing in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Friday, was found dead following a nearly 20-hour search in "extreme cold conditions," according to police.
Detroit Metro Airport is dealing with hundreds of flight cancellations and delays as a winter storm hits Southeast Michigan.
Elected officials who represent Michigan are reacting to the fatal shooting Saturday morning by federal agents in south Minneapolis. The incident comes less than three weeks after a U.S. Immigration and Enforcement officer fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good in the same city.
As the 2026 Detroit Auto Show wraps up Sunday, the roundtable discusses the signature event and standout moments from the past two weeks.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, who stopped at the Detroit Auto Show, claimed that efforts by the administration to reverse the Biden-era electric vehicle policies will make cars more affordable again, including rolling back fuel efficiency standards.
On average, drivers in the state are paying $2.96 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel.
The 2026 Detroit Auto Show opened to the public on Saturday. Some people at the show think the Trump administration is doing a good job of making cars more affordable. Others disagree.
The Detroit Auto Show's Charity Preview is Friday night, and CBS News Detroit is taking you there.
The brutal temperatures and sub-zero wind chills are forcing many communities to cancel events this weekend, except here in Detroit.
The nominees for the 98th annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and though "One Battle After Another," "Marty Supreme," "Frankenstein" and "Hamnet" were all nominated for plenty, it was "Sinners" that broke through with a record-smashing 16 nominations.
The James Beard Foundation has announced its 2026 semifinalist list, which includes chefs and venues from Michigan.
The 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees were revealed on "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday. See the full list.
Milford Independent Cinema has been a staple in its southeast Michigan community for decades.
Flight cancellations are continuing to mount as the U.S. is being hit with dangerous winter weather from a storm moving across the country.
Bystander videos verified by CBS News show the scene from multiple angles before the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Prett in Minneapolis.
Sens. Chris Murphy and Alex Padilla have spent the past two days calling colleagues to whip opposition to the DHS funding bill, according to a source familiar with the process.
Elected officials who represent Michigan are reacting to the fatal shooting Saturday morning by federal agents in south Minneapolis. The incident comes less than three weeks after a U.S. Immigration and Enforcement officer fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good in the same city.
The 37-year-old man killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis is identified by his family as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an intensive care nurse who was "very upset with what was happening" in the ICE crackdown.
Planned Parenthood of Michigan has started to offer vasectomy services in Grand Rapids, with plans to expand the procedure across the state.
At certain temperatures and especially with wind chill, health experts said it can take minutes for frostbite or hypothermia to set in.
Officials in Oakland County, Michigan, say they will establish a committee in an effort to strengthen long-term water safety after Legionella bacteria were detected at two different area facilities last month.
While the termination of these substance abuse and mental health service funds is now reversed, the 48-hour rollercoaster is creating uncertainty and distrust from organizations relying on those dollars.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved Thursday a three-year extension of subsidies for the Affordable Care Act.
J.T. Compher scored twice as the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 in front of a sold-out crowd of 15,225 on Saturday night.
Kevin Durant scored 32 points as the Houston Rockets ended the Detroit Pistons' four-game winning streak with a 111-104 victory.
Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old Canadian national, was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list last year.
The Baltimore Ravens have hired defensive-minded Jesse Minter as their new head coach, the team announced on Thursday.
Detroit Lions offensive tackle Dan Skipper announced on Thursday that he is retiring after nine seasons in the NFL and has his sights set on coaching.
As the 2026 Detroit Auto Show wraps up Sunday, the roundtable discusses the signature event and standout moments from the past two weeks.
Penske and Reuss address a wide range of critical issues for Detroit, Michigan and the nation.
Huntington Place CEO Bryan Crowe and his team have been preparing to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Detroit Auto Show this week.
The focus is on health, as Dusty Mysen, a father of four from Oxford, diagnosed with pancreatic cancer several years ago, who underwent aggressive therapy, is now cancer-free five years later.
The roundtable discusses efforts by political and corporate leaders to raise the bar and improve K-12 education with a focus on raising reading scores.
Higher totals to the south
A nonprofit organization based in Dearborn, Michigan, has launched an initiative to honor a man whose death impacted an entire community.
Many travelers at Detroit Metro Airport are packing some extra patience with much uncertainly at the gate due this nationwide dreadful winter weather.
A man is dead after a shooting in Minneapolis on Saturday involving federal immigration agents from Customs and Border Protection, officials said.
Winter is fully upon us with dangerously cold temperatures and round after round of snowfall. The next round will come at the end of the weekend as a major storm system will move across the middle and eastern portion of the country.