DETROIT -- Drew Anderson's kick change is a devastating pitch when it’s on, and a career changer that he brought with him to the Tigers from last season in Korea. He entered Tuesday with a 35.4 percent whiff rate on it, according to Statcast, and induced eight whiffs on 16

DETROIT -- Justin Verlander walked into the Tigers’ bullpen beyond the left-field fence at Comerica Park, took the mound and got in his between-starts session Tuesday afternoon, same as he has done hundreds of times over the past 21 years. This, however, was the last time. Tuesday’s session was the

DETROIT -- Somebody get Tigers outfielder Ben Malgeri an endorsement deal. Hours after the Tigers announced their home will be named Fifth Third Park next season, their No. 53 had a game in his case to be a part of the Tigers’ long-term plans. Maybe it was just a coincidence

CHICAGO – River Ryan talked last week about the opportunity that the Tarik Skubal trade has given him. That opportunity is now. The Tigers recalled the right-hander from Triple-A Toledo to make his Tigers debut on Monday night, starting in the series opener against the Nationals at Comerica Park. Ryan’s

CHICAGO -- The insult of the Tigers’ mathematical elimination from postseason contention met the injury of a key starter in Sunday’s 8-1 loss to the White Sox. Right-hander Troy Melton left the game with forearm tightness during a three-run fourth inning that turned the game on a rainy, windy evening

DETROIT -- Comerica Park has had several alternate identities since it became the Tigers’ home in 2000. Some have called it Comerica National Park for its spacious dimensions. Some fans simply came to call it Comerica, or abbreviated it to CoPa, as they grew comfortable with it over the years.

CHICAGO -- Eighteen years ago, the Tigers came back here the day after the end of the regular season to make up a rainout against the White Sox. Detroit had long since been eliminated from postseason contention, having struggled through Miguel Cabrera’s first season in Detroit. But the game needed

CHICAGO -- Jackson Jobe came out of high school five years ago with a high-spin slider at the top of his scouting report, a wipeout pitch that drew attention when the Tigers drafted him third overall that summer. When Jobe began his quick rise up the Tigers' farm system in

CHICAGO -- When Hao-Yu Lee went to his first big-league Spring Training a year and a half ago, he sought advice from Tigers teammates Riley Greene and Kerry Carpenter. He wanted to know how they dealt with striking out and the frustration that comes with it. Lee wears his heart

CHICAGO – Justin Verlander took what could be his last step towards one more game appearance before retirement, facing hitters in a one-inning simulated game on Friday at Rate Field. It was brief, approximately 20 pitches to Tigers rookie hitters Brett Callahan and Ben Malgeri. But it was enough for

CHICAGO – A decade after the Tigers brought in Jay Sartori to lead their analytical and technological buildup, the team is bringing him back into the front office as a vice president for baseball operations. The Tigers have not announced the hire. A source confirmed the move, first reported by

CHICAGO -- Considering how much Tim Anderson tormented the Tigers over his White Sox career, maybe it was fitting that his return to Rate Field to be honored would precede a result like this.

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DETROIT -- The Tigers already announced their plans to celebrate Justin Verlander’s career on the final weekend of the regular season. They’re getting closer to getting Verlander on track to pitch during it, one final outing for a 21-year career where it all began. It’s still a work in progress,

DETROIT -- Jackson Jobe worked like a madman for over a year, from the weight room to the back fields to the Minor Leagues, for a moment like Sunday. When Jobe sent Rockies slugger Mickey Moniak chasing a 96.2 mph sinker off the plate for his career-high eighth strikeout of

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DETROIT -- The Tigers built back-to-back playoff runs on the mindset of competing for 27 outs. Just because their postseason hopes are fading doesn’t change that. Say what you will about the importance of September baseball for teams that are on the wrong side of the standings. The Tigers see

DETROIT -- How did Riley Greene, who led the American League and set a Tigers single-season record for strikeouts last year, become one of the most effective ABS challengers in the league this season? Of course, it starts with a knowledge of the strike zone and the confidence to stay

DETROIT -- Movie buff Colt Keith could probably relate to the scene in "Moneyball" where Billy Beane, played by Brad Pitt, tries to convince Chris Pratt’s Scott Hatteberg character that shifting to first base is simple, only to be told by Ron Washington that it’s incredibly hard.

DETROIT -- River Ryan, the Tigers’ top-ranked pitching prospect since coming over from the Dodgers in the Tarik Skubal trade, began his Tigers organizational tenure on Wednesday afternoon with two scoreless innings and two strikeouts in a start for Triple-A Toledo at Iowa.

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DETROIT -- For a second or two on Tuesday night, Kevin McGonigle looked like he had summoned some of the comeback magic that has been working against the Tigers for a while. He’d stayed away from Jeff Hoffman’s array of splitters and sliders, forcing the Twins’ setup man into the

DETROIT -- Troy Melton rarely shows much emotion on the mound or in the dugout, reflecting his cool California personality. He has been known to carry the look of calm sitting in the dugout between innings, like a form of meditation.

DETROIT -- Tigers general manager Jeff Greenberg will not be jumping back into hockey to run the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings. Greenberg communicated through a Tigers spokesperson that he will not be pursuing the Red Wings opening created earlier this summer. The decision was Greenberg’s, and he communicated it directly

Tigers starter Jack Flaherty threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings, giving up one hit with a walk and two strikeouts in his first rehab outing for Triple-A Toledo on Sunday night at Fifth Third Field. Flaherty, out since July 21 with right flexor inflammation, gave up a one-out double and a