J.D. Martinez Continues To Rake; Victor Martinez Wonders How Astros Let Him Go
One might wonder how the Astros let the 26-year-old Martinez get away.
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One might wonder how the Astros let the 26-year-old Martinez get away.
The Minnesota Twins' offense gave Kyle Gibson a reprieve, scoring five runs in the second inning to put him back at square one after he had surrendered five in the first. It didn't make any difference. It wasn't his night.
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Colby Lewis did not take it well when former teammate Ian Kinsler smacked a home run in his first at bat and waved - a subtle, waist-high, finger-flutter of a greeting - at his old team's dugout.
It was not the first time Cabrera had messed with Beltre. He had pulled the exact same stunt about a month earlier.
The Cleveland Indians took a marathon roller coaster ride in Arizona.
In Hunter's place, yet again, is the hot-hitting J.D. Martinez.
By calling up Blaine Hardy, Chad Smith and Pat McCoy within the last two weeks, the Tigers have left Toledo's bullpen depleted.
Padres reliever Alex Torres is the first pitcher to wear a protective cap in a major league game.
In high school, most baseball players only dream of throwing batting practice to a Major League team.
In the month of June, few hitters have been hotter than 26-year-old Detroit Tigers outfielder J.D. Martinez.
When a club is struggling to hit, as are the Kansas City Royals, it probably would prefer not to face a pair of aces in the next two games.
Verlander allowed two runs in seven innings and Phil Coke struck out three batters in the tenth inning for his first save of the season.
Vizquel, the first base and infield coach for the Tigers, remains wildly popular with Indians fans, who gave him a standing ovation on Saturday.
Cincinnati Reds' veteran second baseman Brandon Phillips decided to retaliate, tossing a game ball up to a fan with a personal message written on it.
Avila told reporters Friday, before the team started its road series with Cleveland, that the theory is bogus.
Is this taking the prank game a little too far?
To add a player to the 40-man roster, the Tigers will have to drop one, obviously.
The Detroit Tigers took what manager Brad Ausmus called a "baby step" in the right direction Thursday, defeating the Kansas City Royals and snapping a three-game losing streak.
During batting practice on Thursday former Tiger Matt Joyce took on the pitching machine.
Joe Nathan cautions that he is not out of the woods yet, even after striking out the side in the ninth inning of a one-run game Thursday.
He wrote that Ausmus' remark showed a lack of empathy and that he does not know "what kind of psychopath you have to be to even think about joking about beating your wife."
Ausmus indicated he would likely make some kind of contribution to an organization related to preventing domestic abuse or helping victims of it. However, he said the details of such action would be private.
A pair of Cy Young Awards, three straight major league ERA titles, a 20-win season — and now a no-hitter.
Tiger manager Brad Ausmus is under fire after a reporter asked him what he does after a team loss ... and he joked, "I beat my wife."
