7 February 2012, 5:00 pm
Rusty Staub was among the men identified Tuesday as members of the 2012 class of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. No surprise there -- except that it has taken this long for him to be recognized and that he has been so recognized having played merely 3 1/2 seasons North of the Border.... Read More »
6 February 2012, 6:07 pm
Detroit outfielder Andy Dirks is a rock star in the Dominican Republic. He can't walk out of the hotel room where he is living this week without fans asking to take a photo with him or get his autograph. As a member of the Dominican Republic's Escogido squad, he's also a Caribbean Series... Read More »
6 February 2012, 1:32 pm
The Tigers remain in the running for Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, by all accounts. But while the negotiations between Cespedes and various teams goes on, Detroit made another international signing the club thinks can pay dividends.... Read More »
6 February 2012, 12:00 pm
While the Giants were celebrating Sunday night with their second Super Bowl win over the Patriots in five years, Justin Verlander was celebrating on Twitter over his prognostication that the Giants would win with a 21-17 final score, calling him a proud winner.... Read More »
5 February 2012, 4:46 am
Right-hander Brad Penny is headed to Japan's Pacific League after 12 seasons in the Majors, The Associated Press reported Sunday morning.... Read More »
3 February 2012, 8:00 am
Duane Below emerged last season to give the Tigers some quality innings from the rotation and out of the bullpen. Heading into camp, the southpaw is confident he can fill the rotation's fifth slot.... Read More »
1 February 2012, 8:51 am
Has the Prince Fielder signing ruled out the Tigers on a Yoenis Cespedes pursuit? Tigers president/general manager Dave Dombrowski has been careful with his answer.... Read More »
31 January 2012, 1:39 pm
Delmon Young knew that with Victor Martinez out, there was a chance he'd be the one protecting an All-Star slugger in the Tigers' batting order. He had no idea that would be Prince Fielder instead of Miguel Cabrera.... Read More »
30 January 2012, 2:18 pm
Victor Martinez underwent microfracture surgery and meniscus repairs in his left knee on Friday, and is awaiting reconstructive surgery on his anterior cruciate ligament. He's still expected to miss the upcoming season, but he should be ready for Spring Training next year.... Read More »