DETROIT -- While the National Baseball Hall of Fame welcomes its newest electees Tuesday, Miguel Cabrera’s big moment looms about three years away. He becomes eligible for Hall of Fame voting following the 2028 season, and barring unforeseen circumstances, he should be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, setting up Tigers

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I’ve been a follower -- and occasional critic -- of Hall of Fame voting and the process since I started covering baseball. That picked up when I joined the Tigers beat and realized that not only was Alan Trammell fighting an uphill battle to Cooperstown but Lou Whitaker was one

The sight of Parker Meadows watching his drive soar down the right-field line for a home run off Hunter Brown is a snapshot that will forever be tagged to the Tigers’ incredible 2024 run into the postseason. It provided Detroit with its first run in Game 2 of the Wild

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Tigers’ revamped bullpen is getting a big piece back. Detroit has signed Kyle Finnegan to a two-year deal worth $19 million. The agreement, reached during the Winter Meetings earlier this month, became official on Saturday. It includes an $8.75 million salary for 2026 and an $8

Kevin McGonigle will arrive at Spring Training looking to make his case for the call to Detroit. Part of that case will be his impressive plate discipline, honed by his ability to pick up pitches. The infielder's work in the Arizona Fall League was impressive enough for his potential next

The Tigers, one of the American League’s charter franchises in 1901, have celebrated four World Series championships and 11 World Series berths. That kind of history creates a treasure trove of memorable and historic moments, and makes for a challenge to pick just 10. Some are obvious, particularly given their

The grainy photo would look like something out of a scrapbook if it wasn’t also a bit pixelated: Two young men standing on a street corner, looking across the intersection at what was left of Tiger Stadium, then in the early stages of being torn down in the summer of

DETROIT -- The indelible image from Tarik Skubal’s 2025 season will be his 102.6 mph final pitch to strike out Cleveland’s Gabriel Arias and finish off a two-hit, 13-strikeout shutout of the Guardians on May 25 before a raucous crowd at Comerica Park. “I’m an emotional player. I feed off

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Carlos Beltrán could be headed to Cooperstown next summer as a Hall of Fame inductee with just a few more votes next month. He’s a special assistant in the Mets' front office and the general manager for Puerto Rico in next spring’s World Baseball Classic, trying to

The Tigers’ bullpen revamp for 2026 now includes an unusual feature for the A.J. Hinch era: A veteran closer. Detroit on Wednesday announced it had agreed on a one-year, $9 million contract with four-time All-Star and 16-year veteran Kenley Jansen. The deal also includes club option for 2027 worth $12

Cody Ponce is far from the first Major Leaguer to go overseas and return having found something that makes him a better pitcher than his first go-around in the big leagues. Asked what he found, however, the new Blue Jays pitcher doesn’t cite a mechanical tweak, a new pitch or

DETROIT -- The Blue Jays acquired right-handed reliever Chase Lee from the Tigers on Friday in exchange for lefty relief prospect Johan Simon.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Like a lot of recent years, the Tigers headed out of the Winter Meetings with the bulk of their offseason work still to come. But as they bade farewell to Disney World, they were in a happy place for at least holding on to some key pieces.

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Tigers and Tarik Skubal have shown no reported progress on a contract extension, but there appears to be no deadline on talks heading into what would be the two-time Cy Young winner’s contract year.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Tigers continue to prioritize pitching at these Winter Meetings, but they are well aware of their offensive struggles this past season. They also believe a good part of the solution is already on the roster. “I think the majority of our growth as an offense is

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Former Tigers president Dave Dombrowski used to rarely label players as untouchable in trades, even as he built a perennial contender. Even if he had a superstar player, another team might offer him two potential superstar players, essentially making him an offer he couldn’t refuse. As Scott

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Nelson Cruz tormented the Tigers for years during his 19-year Major League playing career. Albert Pujols helped deny Detroit a World Series title in 2006 as the heart of the Cardinals. But Detroit is teaming up with those two for a good cause come Spring Training. For

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Two seasons after the Tigers got their first look at Drew Anderson in camp, they’re bringing the right-hander back to the states after two dominant seasons in Korea. On Monday, the Tigers kicked off their Winter Meetings by officially announcing their reunion with Anderson on a one-year,

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The Tigers are no strangers to the Rule 5 Draft. They’ve been annual participants at various stretches in their history and carried three Rule 5 picks on their roster in 2003. They've managed to find useful Major League players out of other teams’ farm systems as a result, a tribute

DETROIT -- Sawyer Gipson-Long rolled the shopping cart through the aisles of Meijer with a quiet efficiency that rivaled the Tigers right-hander’s strike-throwing, adding items at each stop. By the time he made it to the checkout counter with the youngster with whom he was shopping, the toys were piled

Trei Cruz had just finished a workout last week and was headed back home when his phone started buzzing. The call was from Tigers vice president Ryan Garko, who in his role overseeing player development for one of the best farm systems in the game has followed Cruz’s career in

The White Sox retained speedy outfielder Derek Hill on a one-year contract while non-tendering outfielder Mike Tauchman, first baseman Tim Elko and left-hander Cam Booser on Friday. Hill, claimed off waivers from the Marlins on Sept. 24, returns on a split contract. He’ll make $900,000 if he’s in the Major