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http://beck.mlblogs.com/2014/03/12/...rcedes-to-toledo-others-to-minor-league-camp/
First round of Tigers cuts: Marte released; Crosby, Mercedes to Toledo, others to minor league camp.
from JasonBeck'sTigersblog

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/3/12/5500020/detroit-tigers-make-first-round-of-cuts
Tigers trim spring training roster.
from bybtb

http://motorcitybengals.com/2014/03/12/detroit-tigers-make-first-round-spring-training-roster-cuts/
Detroit Tigers Make First Round Of Spring Training Roster Cuts.
from mcbtb
 
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Worth noting

? Ausmus said shortstop Eugenio Suarez has impressed the Tigers so far this spring. A career .277/.363/.404 hitter in the Minors, Suarez has gone 5-for-16 with a double and two RBIs in 10 Grapefruit League games.
"He's pretty young, but he carries himself pretty well defensively in the field. He doesn't look like he's rattled or intimidated by Major League camp or Major League hitters when he's playing defense," Ausmus said. "Obviously, a kid like that you want to get more at-bats and more innings, but he's played well. In that regard, he's opened some eyes in a situation where we don't know -- if Iglesias isn't back, we have to have some type of answer at shortstop."

? Infielder Hernan Perez has seen time at both second base and shortstop this spring, but he would be an obvious candidate to make the roster if Iglesias spends any time on the disabled list.
"From Day 1, I told him to make sure he was taking some ground balls at short," Ausmus said. "We weren't expecting anything, injury-wise, from Iglesias, but if something happened to him for an extended period of time, we'd need a shortstop. I think he could play either spot. He's got enough arm to play either spot."

? In discussing how much preparation Iglesias will need before he's ready for the regular season, a reporter asked Ausmus how many at-bats he felt he needed each spring during his playing career.
"I was never ready for the season," Ausmus said, laughing. "You could make the argument that in September I still wasn't ready."

? Third baseman Nick Castellanos went 2-for-4 in Wednesday's 7-7 tie with the Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field, bringing his Grapefruit League average to .400.
"He's been good. He's had good at-bats, as good as anyone in camp," Ausmus said. "And he looked solid at third today. There were a couple tough in-between hops that he played into bigger hops and made plays. Overall, he looked pretty good at third as well."

? Ausmus joked that he was "a little bit" jealous that Yankees manager Joe Girardi challenged a play under the new instant replay rules Wednesday. Ausmus noted that the Yankees' replay was "very quick," but he didn't get a chance to use the new system himself.
"I'm not going to slow the game down for the sake of slowing the game down," Ausmus said. "There really wasn't an opportunity to use it."
 
March 13 in Tigers and mlb history:

1887 - After a week of conditioning in Macon, Georgia, the Detroit Wolverines National League club team begins a six-week spring exhibition tour through the South and Midwest.

1943 - The major leagues approve a new official ball manufactured by the Spalding Company for the upcoming season. Instead of the usual combination of cork and rubber, the inside of the ball is made up of recycled cork and balata, materials not needed in the war effort. Officials insist the ball will have the resiliency of the 1939 ball, but the players will express dismay that they cannot drive the new ball and point out the dearth of runs and homers in 1942 even with the old ball.

1954 - Milwaukee Braves outfielder Bobby Thomson breaks his ankle while sliding into a base during a spring training game. The 1951 National League playoff hero is replaced by a promising prospect named Hank Aaron and the rest is history.

1960 - The Chicago White Sox unveil an important uniform innovation. The Sox's road uniforms feature players' names on the backs of the jerseys, marking the first time that players' names will appear on major league uniforms. The innovation will make it easier for fans watching games on television to identify the players on the field. The idea is yet another creation of colorful White Sox owner and innovator Bill Veeck.

1969 - In addition to this year's lower mound and tightened strike zone, Major League Baseball tries an experimental ball with 10% more resiliency for a spring training game between the Mets and Tigers in Lakeland, Florida. It has an all-rubber center instead of a cork and rubber core, and the seams are higher than the regular ball. Mets pitcher Don Cardwell surrenders three home runs in the 4th inning to Dick McAuliffe, Norm Cash, and Gates Brown in the Tigers' 7 - 4 victory.

1975 - In Las Vegas, Nevada, the late Roberto Clemente joins Roy Campanella and twelve other sports figures, living and dead, as this year's inductees in the Black Athletes' Hall of Fame.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/easonma01.shtml
Mal Eason 1903.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/ericker01.shtml
Eric Erickson 1916, 1918-1919.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Cliff_Mapes
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mapescl01.shtml
Cliff Mapes 1952.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ira_Flagstead
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/flagsir01.shtml
Ira Flagstead 1917, 1919-1923.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pasekjo01.shtml
Johnny Pasek 1933.

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

from Baseball Reference
 
http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/26659646/v31508821/detnyy-tigers-score-four-off-kuroda-in-first-inning
Webvideo Tigers score four in the first. The Tigers score four runs off Hiroki Kuroda in the first inning of their Spring Training matchup with the Yankees.

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/26659646/v31507305/detnyy-castellanos-drives-in-a-pair-with-a-double
Webvideo Castellanos' two-run double. Nick Castellanos drives in a pair of runs with a double to center field to put the Tigers up, 4-0, in the top of the first inning.

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/26659646/v31507791/detnyy-crowes-double-plates-two-in-the-third
Webvideo Crowe's double plates a pair. Trevor Crowe knocks a double to center field to plate Victor Martinez and Tyler Collins in the top of the third inning.

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/26659646/v31507199/detnyy-martinez-lifts-sac-fly-in-the-first
Webvideo Martinez plates Kelly on sac fly. Victor Martinez lifts a sacrifice fly to center field to score Don Kelly in the top of the first inning.

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/26659646/v31513635/detnyy-reed-fans-ichiro-to-end-the-fifth
Webvideo Reed fans Ichiro. Evan Reed gets Ichiro Suzuki to strike out swinging in the bottom of the fifth inning.

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/26659646/v31507177/detnyy-kinsler-comes-home-on-error-in-the-first
Webvideo Kinsler scores on error. Don Kelly lines a single to right field and Ian Kinsler comes home following Kelly Johnson's error at third base in the first.

from the Tigers official site
 
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