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A little look at what’s going on in baseball this week.
While the Tigers’ season may be over, the postseason is just getting underway, and no matter how you decide who to root for (if anyone), there’s still plenty going on around baseball to check in on.
Let’s take a look at some of the news making the rounds in baseball this first week of postseason play.
This definitely won’t be the last move we see like this before next season...When Jackson Jobe showed up to Spring Training ahead of the 2023 season, the Tigers right-hander was eager to build on an encouraging and educational first professional season.
Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris and manager A.J. Hinch addressed the media on Monday (including Evan Woodberry of MLive Media Group) to discuss the offseason ahead.
Miguel Cabrera has officially played his final MLB game. The Detroit Tigers legend gave one of his teammates a goodbye present to remember after the final out was made at Comerica Park in Detroit, Mich.
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It was the final game of the season, and of Miguel Cabrera’s career.
What were you doing on Friday, June 20, 2003?
George W. Bush was President of the United States, Jean Chrétien was Prime Minister of Canada, and Tony Blair was Prime Minister of the UK. The number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100 was “21 Questions” by 50 Cent (featuring Nate Dogg). I was a still-wet-behind-the-ears physics teacher, gasping for breath at the end of the...
Matt Vierling had three hits, including a two-run homer, and the host Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Guardians 5-2 in the final game of Miguel Cabrera's career on Sunday.
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Time/Place: 3:10 p.m., Comerica Park
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Media: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network
Pitching Matchup: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (12-9, 3.40 ERA) vs. RHP Lucas Giolito (8-14, 4.77 ERA)
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It’s been a week well blended in sadness and joy as the Tigers fans say goodbye to one of brightest stars in franchise history.
This is how it’s supposed to end.
On the final day of Miguel Cabrera’s storied career, his Detroit Tigers are finally in a much better place as the 2023 season comes to an end. It took a lot longer than anyone hoped, but as Cabrera departs for a well earned retirement, he can also take with him the sense that the...
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Don’t let that photo fool you, the game went great. The photo is just funny.
Well, we’re down to the last two Miguel Cabrera games, and if you tuned in before first pitch today I hope you had tissues handy, because the Tigers farewell ceremony to Cabrera unlocked a few tears for me.
After unveiling the outfield tribute to Cabrera, the game got underway, a Tigers’ bullpen outing against Triston McKenzie.
Will Vest opened things up and allowed...
Andy Ibanez, Akil Baddoo and Carson Kelly drove in two runs apiece and the host Detroit Tigers rolled to an 8-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday afternoon.
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Time/Place: 1:10 p.m., Comerica Park
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Media: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network
Pitching Matchup: Bullpen Day vs. RHP Triston McKenzie (0-2, 6.17 ERA)
Tyler Freeman hit a three-run homer, Bo Naylor supplied a two-run blast and the visiting Cleveland Guardians topped the Detroit Tigers 7-5 Friday. Brayan Rocchio added a pair of doubles while scoring a run and knocking in another.
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What Wentz wrong on Miggy’s big day?
The final series of Miguel Cabrera’s career is here, and the surefire Hall of Famer is winding back the clock like it’s 2013. Miggy delivered three hits in the first act of his farewell in Detroit as the Tigers fell to the Cleveland Guardians, 7-5.
In his first at-bat of the evening, Miguel Cabrera doubled to the left field wall. Despite putting a no-doubt double in play, Miggy made it close, sliding in just under...
Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Tigers (76-83) vs. Cleveland Guardians (75-84)
Time/Place: 6:40 p.m., Comerica Park
SB Nation Site: Covering the Corner
Media: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network
Pitching Matchup: LHP Joey Wentz (3-12, 6.45 ERA) vs. RHP Cal Quantrill (3-7, 5.13 ERA)
Miguel Cabrera will remain in Detroit following his retirement when the 2023 season comes to a close, as the Tigers announced today that Cabrera will take on a role in the front office as a special assistant to the president of baseball operations Scott Harris.
Miguel Cabrera's impending retirement won't keep him away from the Detroit Tigers for long. Cabrera will serve as Special Assistant to the Tigers' President…
Miguel Cabrera is set to end his illustrious MLB career this weekend, but he will not be going far after retirement.
Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera already has another job lined up as his decorated playing career winds down. The Tigers announced Friday that the 12-time All-Star will begin his new role with the team as a special assistant to the president of baseball operations.
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Detroit wraps up the 2023 campaign with a home trio against their AL Central rivals.
Well, Tigers fans, the end of the 2023 Major League Baseball regular season is nearly nigh as the Tigers wrap up yet another campaign without a postseason appearance. But at least the Motor City Kitties put the pedal to the metal over the final stretch of games to make things interesting as the month of September wanes.
Coming into the final weekend, AJ Hinch’s squad...
The Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers have been eliminated from the playoff race. Yet when Cleveland visits Detroit for a season-ending three-game series beginning Friday night, the park will be packed with fans each game.