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January 26 in Tigers and mlb history:

1931: The International League accepts the open draft imposed by the major leagues. Until this time, the top minor leagues could control their players and refuse to sell them.

1951 - The Baseball Writers Association of America vote sluggers Mel Ott and Jimmie Foxx into the Hall of Fame. Ott hit .304 with 511 home runs and 1860 RBI; he managed the New York Giants from 1942 to 1948. Foxx was a .325 hitter with 534 home runs and 1922 RBI.

1963 - Major League Baseball's Rules Committee increases the size of the strike zone.
The zone will stretch from the top of the batter's shoulders to the bottom of the knees.
The committee hopes the return to the 1950s strike zone will result in a decrease in runs scored. The results will exceed the committee's expectations, and after the "Year of the Pitcher" in 1968, the strike zone will be tweaked again to give the hitters a break.

1989 - The tougher balk rules initiated last season are rescinded and are replaced by the pre-1988 rules.

1995 - Major League Baseball players and owners are told by President Clinton to resume bargaining and reach an agreement to resolve the strike by February 6th.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/spenctu01.shtml
Tubby Spencer 1916-1918.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gelbech01.shtml
Charlie Gelbert 1937.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bob_Nieman
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/niemabo01.shtml?redir
Bob Nieman 1953-1954.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Cesar_Gutierrez
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gutiece01.shtml?redir
Cesar Gutierrez 1969-1971.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schuri01.shtml
Rick Schu 1989.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pughti01.shtml
Tim Pugh 1997.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/torrean02.shtml
Andres Torres 2002-2004.

Tigers players, coaches, and managers who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Steve_O'Neill
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/o'neist01.shtml
Steve O'Neill coach 1941, manager 1943-1948.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ray_Oyler
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/oylerra01.shtml?redir
Ray Oyler 1965-1968.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/laabsch01.shtml
Chet Laabs 1937-1939.

from Baseball Reference
 
Ex-Tigers players news;

Former Cubs right-hander Rafael Dolis, who spent the 2015 season with the Tigers? Triple-A affiliate and re-signed with Detroit after the season, has now been released to sign with the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The 28-year-old Dolis posted a 4.61 ERA at the Triple-A level last season and hasn?t seen the Majors since 2013. Somewhat curiously, Dolis becomes the second pitcher this offseason to sign a minor league deal with Detroit only to be released to head to Japan. Righty Jake Brigham did the same last month in order to sign with the Rakuten Golden Eagles.

The Royals signed former Twins/Tigers right-hander Lester Oliveros,. The hard-throwing 27-year-old was traded from Detroit to Minnesota in 2011?s Delmon Young swap. He missed a season due to Tommy John surgery but has generally pitched well in Triple-A when healthy, owning a 3.71 ERA with 11.2 K/9 against 3.5 BB/9 at that level. In the Majors, he has a 5.22 ERA in 29 1/3 innings, but he?s averaged nearly 94 mph on his fastball.

The Rays have signed left-hander Adam Wilk to a minor league deal. The 28-year-old saw his first Major League action since 2012 last year when he threw two innings for the Angels. Wilk?s 6.49 ERA in 26 1/3 Major League innings isn?t impressive, but he?s a nice depth option for the club?s Triple-A rotation, having worked to a 4.14 ERA in 543 2/3 innings at that level. Wilk had similar numbers in the Korea Baseball Organization in 2013, posting a 4.12 ERA in 91 2/3 innings with the NC Dinos.
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