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kalinecountry said:
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2016/12/23/detroit-tigers-alex-avila/95804868/
Detroit Tigers bring back Alex Avila.
Freep

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2016/12/23/14071610/alex-avila-detroit-tigers-contract-details
Detroit Tigers sign catcher Alex Avila to a 1-year deal.
Avila is back in Detroit after one season with the White Sox.
bybtb
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http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...bring-back-c-alex-avila-1-year-deal/95805246/
Tigers bring back C Alex Avila on 1-year deal.
Detnews

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/article/212200506/tigers-agree-to-terms-with-alex-avila/
Tigers agree to terms with Alex Avila.
Press Release Tigers official site

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2016/12/alex_avila_tigers.html#incart_river_index
Tigers bring back Alex Avila to serve as backup catcher.
Mlive

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2016/12/23/tigers-bring-alex-avila-back-on-1-year-deal/
Tigers Bring Alex Avila Back On 1-Year Deal.
CBSDetroit

http://detroitjockcity.com/2016/12/23/detroit-tigers-sign-alex-avila-1-year-contract/
Detroit Tigers Sign Alex Avila to 1-Year Contract.
djc

http://motorcitybengals.com/2016/12/23/detroit-tigers-sign-alex-avila/
Detroit Tigers Sign Alex Avila.
mcbtb

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...bring-back-c-alex-avila-1-year-deal/95805246/
Alex Avila 'excited' about reunion with Tigers.
Detnews

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/article/212202456/tigers-sign-alex-avila-to-one-year-contract/
Tigers agree on 1-year deal with catcher Avila.
Tigers official site

Alex Avila hit .295 with 19 HR and 82 RBI in 141 games for the Tigers in 2011.
Since then, he's averaged 8 HR and 33 RBI in 93 games over the last 5 seasons.
ESPN Stats and Information

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/spor...th-backup-catcher-alex-avila-on-one-year-deal
Tigers reunite with backup catcher Alex Avila on one-year deal.
OaklandPress
 
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December 24 in Tigers and mlb history:

1969 - In a letter to Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, traded St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Curt Flood states his refusal to report to the Philadelphia Phillies citing he is not a piece of property to be sold. The MLB Players Association announces it supports Flood's suit against baseball and will pay his legal fees.

2002: In a deal which prompts a Boston Red Sox official to call the New York Yankees an "evil empire", Cuban defector Jose Contreras agrees to terms on a four-year contract with New York. Contreras, who was considered the top pitcher on Cuba's national team, was declared a free agent after gaining residency in Nicaragua.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mccreed01.shtml
Ed McCreery 1914.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fostela01.shtml
Larry Foster 1963.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gintema01.shtml
Matt Ginter 2005.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rominan01.shtml
Andrew Romine 2014-present.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Joe_Cobb
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cobbjo01.shtml?redir
Joe Cobb 1918.

from baseball reference
 
http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/661587...lls-best-tigers-calls-of-alltime/?team_id=116
Webvideo Deck the Calls: Tigers. Ernie's 1984 call to win the WS and Verlander's 2,000 career Strikeout.
Sit back and listen to some of the greatest moments in Tigers history and from 2016 - #DeckTheCalls

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/661587...alls-tigers-memorable-call-from-2016/?cid=det
Webvideo Deck the Calls: '16 Tigers. Verlander's 2,000 career Strikeout.
Sit back and relive one of the most memorable moments from the Tigers' 2016 season - #DeckTheCalls
 
December 25 in Tigers and mlb history:

1862 - A crowd of 40,000 watches two teams of imprisoned Union Army soldiers play baseball at Hilton Head, South Carolina. Civil War historians are debating the actual size of the crowd.

1957 - With the backing of United States Representatives Kenneth Keating and Emanuel Celler, the minor league executives urge that Major League Baseball compensate them for infringement on their territorial rights.

Tigers players and coaches birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonesal01.shtml
Alex Jones 1903.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bill_Akers
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/akersbi01.shtml?redir
Bill Akers 1929-1931.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ned_Garver
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/garvene01.shtml?redir
Ned Garver 1952-1956.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hamilja01.shtml
Jack Hamilton 1964-1965.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Gene_Lamont
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lamonge01.shtml?redir
Gene Lamont 1970-1972, 1974-1975, coach 2006-present.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gonzaju02.shtml
Julio Gonzalez 1983.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hiljuer01.shtml
Erik Hiljus 1999-2000.

Tigers players and managers who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Billy_Martin_(martibi02)
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martibi02.shtml?redir
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/martibi02.shtml
Billy Martin 1958, manager 1971-1973.

from baseball reference
 
December 26 in Tigers and mlb history:

1906 - National League umpire Hank O'Day suggests that the batter's box be outlined with white rubber strips rather than chalk, making it impossible for hitters to erase the lines. But the rule will never be implemented.

1950 - With a large portion going to the players' pension fund, outgoing Commissioner Happy Chandler announces the Gillette Razor Company has purchased the television rights to the All-Star Game for six years for six million dollars.

1974 - The Little League is officially open to girls as U.S. President Gerald Ford signs legislation amending the charter of the organization. Little League had sought changes in their charter after a series of lawsuits challenged its boys-only rule.

2005: The Associated Press reports that baseball took a lot of shots in 2005 from politicians, commentators and players themselves as the sport struggled with steroids.
MLB went from no drug policy in 2002, to anonymous testing in 2003, to counseling for positive tests in 2004, to a dozen 10-day suspensions this year.
Starting next year, an initial positive test will result in a 50-game suspension, and players will be tested for amphetamines for the first time, with penalties for a second positive result.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dick_Burns
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/burnsdi01.shtml?redir
Dick Burns Detroit Wolverines 1883.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cavetpu01.shtml
Pug Cavet 1911, 1914-1915.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Herman_Pillette
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pillehe01.shtml?redir
Herman Pillette 1922-1924.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Storm_Davis
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/davisst02.shtml?redir
Storm Davis 1993-1994.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Omar_Infante
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/i/infanom01.shtml?redir
Omar Infante 2002-2007, 2012-2013.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Darin_Downs
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/downsda02.shtml
Darin Downs 2012-2013.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Chris_Brown
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brownch02.shtml?redir
Chris Brown 1989.

from baseball reference
 
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