February 18 in Tigers and mlb history:

1909: The Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young, who won 21 games at age 41 last season, to the Cleveland Naps for righty pitchers Charlie Chech and Jack Ryan plus $12,500

1916: Major League Baseball initiates an option plan to protect minor league players.

1922: Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis resigns his federal judgeship, claiming the two jobs (judge and Commissioner) take up too much time.

1946: Hank Greenberg marries Caral Gimbel daughter of Bernard Gimbel of the Gimbel's New York department store family three days after signing a $60,000 ($753,000 today) contract with the Tigers. The couple had three children—sons Glenn H. Greenberg and Stephen and a daughter, Alva—before divorcing in 1958.

1958: Cleveland sends veteran C Jim Hegan and P Hank Aguirre to Detroit for C-OF Jay Porter and P Hal Woodeshick. Aguirre will pitch 10 years for Detroit.

1967: During a special softball exhibition game, pitcher Eddie Feigner strikes out six consecutive major leaguers. The victims include Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Brooks Robinson, Harmon Killebrew, Roberto Clemente and Maury Wills.

1984: Hitting coach Gates Brown says Tigers have "the potential" for a great year like 1968.
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1986: The Detroit Tigers signed Harry Spilman as a free agent.

1992: The Detroit Tigers signed Rick Renteria as a free agent.
1992: The Detroit Tigers signed Willis Roberts as an amateur free agent.

1994: The Detroit Tigers traded Kevin Morgan to the New York Mets for Joe Dellicarri (minors).

1999: The U.S. Postal Service issues a Jackie Robinson stamp as part of their "Celebrate the Century" program. Robinson was selected to represent the 1940s, the second ballplayer chosen. Babe Ruth, last May, represented the 1920s.

2005: After five months of captivity in a Venezuelan jungle surrounded by explosives to keep her from escaping, Ugueth Urbina's mother, Maura Villarreal, is rescued during a daring eight-hour police raid. The kidnappers had demanded a $6 million ransom from the Tigers relief pitcher for his mom's freedom.

2005: The Detroit Tigers signed Mark Johnson as a free agent.

Tigers players and managers birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Frank_House
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/housefr03.shtml
Frank House 1950-1951, 1954-1957, 1961.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wehmehe01.shtml
Herm Wehmeier 1958.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Joe_Gordon
https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/gordojo01.shtml
Joe Gordon manager 1960.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/marenle01.shtml
Leo Marentette 1965.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/millebo04.shtml
Bob Miller 1973.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/moralje01.shtml
Jerry Morales 1979.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pernohu01.shtml
Hub Pernoll 1910, 1912.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Marty_McManus
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcmanma01.shtml
Marty McManus 1927-1931.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hamlilu01.shtml
Luke Hamlin 1933-1934.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hostech01.shtml
Chuck Hostetler 1944-1945.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/flowebe01.shtml
Ben Flowers 1955.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Eddie_Mathews
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/matheed01.shtml
Eddie Mathews 1967-1968.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/greenal01.shtml
Al Greene 1979.

from Baseball Reference

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...s-position-players-spring-training/348521002/
Five things to watch with Detroit Tigers position players this spring.
Freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...relationship-turning-uncomfortable/110529882/
Castellanos: Players-owners relationship gets ?uncomfortable'.
Detnews

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...htook-makes-apologies-playing-pain/110537026/
Mahtook makes no apologies for playing through pain in 2017.
Detnews

https://www.mlb.com/news/tigers-thankful-for-anibal-sanchezs-presence/c-266657072
Tigers thankful for Anibal's wisdom, influence.
Tigers official site

https://motorcitybengals.com/2018/0...ifications-alex-wilson-winning-spot-rotation/
Detroit Tigers: Ramifications of Alex Wilson Winning Spot In Rotation.
MCBTB

https://motorcitybengals.com/2018/02/17/detroit-tigers-consider-jake-peavy/
Detroit Tigers: Should they consider Jake Peavy?
MCBTB

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2018/02/tiger_full_squad_officially_re.html#incart_river_index
They're (almost) all here: Tigers' full squad reports for spring training today.
Mlive

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2018/02/18/detroit-tigers-james-mccann/348349002/
Tigers catcher James McCann's two new reasons to love spring training.
Freep

http://nbierma.com/tigershistory/ti...scott-ferkovich-editor-of-tigers-by-the-tale/
Tigers History Podcast – Episode #007 – Scott Ferkovich, editor of ‘Tigers By The Tale’. 31 minutes.
The Detroit Tigers played at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull for more than a century, from Opening Day at Bennett Park in 1896 to the final game at Tiger Stadium in 1999. Scott Ferkovich rounded up the 50 greatest games played at this historic corner for the book Tigers by the Tale: Great Games at Michigan and Trumbull.

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2018/2...baltimore-orioles-oh-jeez-not-this-crap-again
The Tigers are interested in Chris Tillman again and, I mean, okay, yeah, sure.
Tillman would add rotation depth and stuff in 2018.
BYBTB

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2018/02/chris_tillman_tigers.html#incart_river_index
Is free-agent pitcher Chris Tillman on Tigers' radar?
Mlive

The Tigers remain on the lookout for a starter, which could lead to a Chris Tillman signing. Tillman threw for the Tigers on Saturday. Tillman is deciding among three teams and likely to sign within the next day or two, and they agree that a return to the Orioles is a legitimate possibility.
MLBTR

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2018/02/miguel_cabrera_tigers_3.html#incart_river_index
Miguel Cabrera arrives in Lakeland ready to get down to business.
Mlive

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...era-detroit-tigers-spring-training/349423002/
Miguel Cabrera arrives at Detroit Tigers spring training, focused on staying healthy.
Freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...s-miguel-cabrera-returns-feel-good/110581182/
Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera returns: ‘I feel good’.
Detnews

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/miguel-cabrera-ready-to-lead-tigers-teammates/c-266678658
Miggy arrives at camp with positive message.
Veteran feeling healthy, says, 'We can be a good team'.
Tigers official site

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...mer-might-making-last-stand-tigers/110583482/
Out of options, Farmer might be making last stand with Tigers.
Detnews

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...lmer-may-bring-offer-tigers-refuse/110583576/
Fulmer could bring offer Tigers can?t refuse.
Detnews

https://www.mlb.com/news/bosio-wants-unpredictable-tigers-pitchers/c-266683712
Bosio wants unpredictability from Tigers.
New pitching coach using unusual drills, technology to improve staff.
Tigers official site

https://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2...f-fame-mike-trout-vote-formula-active-players
Predicting the Hall of Fame chances for our favorite players. Miggy and Verlander here.
The 2018 Hall of Fame vote is over, but there?s still plenty of players to discuss.
BeyondTheBoxscore

https://motorcitybengals.com/2018/02/18/detroit-tigers-forgotten-season-1972/
Detroit Tigers: The forgotten season of 1972.
MCBTB

https://detroitsportsnation.com/det...wly-available-corey-dickerson/02-2018/102295/
3 Reasons for the Tigers to go after the newly-available Corey Dickerson.
DSN

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...est-detroit-tigers-fan-korea-think/349093002/
Winter Olympics: I found the biggest Detroit Tigers fan in Korea (I think).
Freep

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...-tigers-utilityman-ronny-rodriguez/349402002/
Detroit Tigers utility man Ronny Rodriguez excited for big league shot.
Freep