Detroit Tigers

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Pirates top Tigers 3-2 in doubleheader opener

Tyler Anderson pitched five solid innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates took the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday, 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers.

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A's pound Tigers, back Manaea's 1st victory of season, 8-4

The Oakland Athletics are scoring runs every which way again and they're back to playing their winning brand of baseball. 

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Mize gets 1st win; Tigers beat Astros 6-2 in Hinch's return

Back in the place where he'd received so many cheers over the years, one more ovation after a long and difficult time away was almost too much for manager A.J. Hinch to take.

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Hinch reflects on Astros sign-stealing scam in return

Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch reflected on the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal that cost him his job as the team’s manager in his return to Houston on Monday, saying it put a “cloud over the sport.”

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Indians complete sweep by beating Miggy-less Tigers 5-2

Logan Allen recovered from a bumpy first inning to get his first win with Cleveland and the Indians completed a three-game sweep Sunday with a 5-2 win over the Detroit Tigers, who could be without slugger Miguel Cabrera for a while.

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Tigers star Cabrera on injured list with biceps strain

Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left biceps strain that has been bothering him during the early part of this season.

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Twins rally for 3-2 victory over Baddoo, Tigers

Jorge Polanco hit a two-run double in the sixth inning and the Minnesota Twins held off Akil Baddoo and the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Wednesday.

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Baddoo hits again, Tigers rookie tops Twins in 10th

Akil Baddoo homered in each of his first two big league games — but his team lost both.

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Baddoo delivers again for Tigers with winning hit vs Twins

Akil Baddoo added another big hit in this charmed start to his big league career, lining an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Detroit Tigers a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.

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Cruz 2 HRs, including slam as Twins rout Tigers; Baddoo slam

Nelson Cruz hit a grand slam after a near miss and added a solo homer and a double, Matt Shoemaker held Detroit hitless into the fifth inning and the Minnesota Twins rolled past the Tigers 15-6 on Monday.

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Indians beat Tigers 9-3, overcome Baddoo 1st-pitch home run

Jordan Luplow hit a two-run homer to cap a four-run seventh inning, and the Cleveland Indians overcame a home run by Akil Baddoo on the first pitch of his major league career to beat the Detroit Tigers 9-3 on Sunday.

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Detroit's Baddoo homers on first pitch of first MLB at-bat

Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo homered in his first major league at-bat — on his very first pitch.

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Cabrera homers off Bieber in snow, Tigers beat Indians 3-2

Miguel Cabrera homered through the snow in his first at-bat of the season, then added a sparkling play at first base to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday.

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Miguel Cabrera slaps home run as snow falls during Tigers' opening day

Miguel Cabrera started off his 19th major league season with a home run off of American League Cy Young award winner Shane Bieber as the snow came down at Comerica Park in Detroit.

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Ex-MLB pitcher Frankie De La Cruz dead at 37

Frankie De La Cruz, who was among the key prospects traded by the Detroit Tigers to the then-Florida Marlins for Miguel Cabrera in 2007, died of a heart attack on Sunday. He was 37.

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Tigers' Miguel Cabrera dismisses A.J. Hinch's past role in cheating scandal

Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch will have the dark cloud of the Houston Astros cheating scandal hovering over him as he returns to the dugout for a new team.

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MLB season slated to start with Yankees-Jays, Tigers-Indians

The major league season is scheduled to start April 1 with the New York Yankees hosting Toronto and Detroit hosting Cleveland, part of an opening-day schedule of 15 games.

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Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes recalls brief, but brutal college baseball experience

It’s hard to believe that there are some things Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes can’t do.

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Tigers' A.J. Hinch on controversial managerial history: 'I understand how wrong it was'

The Detroit Tigers hired A.J. Hinch as their next manager on Friday but as the organization introduced him in the white and blue there were still questions that needed to be answered.

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Tigers hire A.J. Hinch as manager after ban over role in Astros cheating scandal

A.J. Hinch is back in the dugout.

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Avila says Tigers aren't ruling out Hinch, Cora for manager

Tigers general manager Al Avila said Friday that Detroit is not ruling out the possibility of hiring A.J. Hinch or Alex Cora for its manager vacancy.

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Tigers' Ron Gardenhire abruptly retires before end of season

Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire abruptly retired Saturday with only a handful of games left in the season.

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Doubleheader between Cardinals and Tigers postponed

A doubleheader between the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers this week is being postponed to allow more time for additional COVID-19 testing.

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Marlins, Tigers creating interesting standings early

If you wanted chaos in this abbreviated baseball season, you’re already getting it. The question is: How long it will last?

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Tigers bash Pirates early, hitting four home runs in first 11 pitches

The Detroit Tigers jumped on Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Derek Holland early and jumped out to a big lead.

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Tigers' Tyler Alexander ties American League record with nine straight strikeouts

Detroit Tigers pitcher Tyler Alexander tied an American League record Sunday in the first game of a doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds.

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MLB looks to shorter doubleheaders to ease scheduling chaos

The Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds were the first teams to try out baseball’s new time-saving measure — a doubleheader with seven-inning games.

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Rosenthal earns 1st save since 2017, Royals beat Tigers 5-3

Trevor Rosenthal couldn't remember the last time he'd earned a save — nearly three years ago.

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Fan-free baseball games no relief for Motor City's misery

Brass Rail Pizza Bar is close enough to Comerica Park to hear the roar of the crowd when the Detroit Tigers play.

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Detroit Tigers: 2020 coronavirus pandemic-shortened season outlook

The Detroit Tigers had the worst record in the majors last season and will look to try to turn around their losing ways in a coronavirus pandemic-shortened season.

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Tigers' Ron Gardenhire admits difficulty wearing mask in heat, may affect communication

Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire admitted Thursday it’s difficult to wear a mask in the dugout during the dog days of summer with baseball’s official start around the corner.