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June 28 in Tigers and mlb history:

1925: Tris Speaker connects for the 658th double of his career, breaking Nap Lajoie's career record. He will go on to set the all-time record - still standing - with 792.

1928: Babe Ruth slugs two home runs to lead the Yankees to a 10 - 4 victory over the Athletics, and Ty Cobb appears in his 3,000th career game.

1931: Records for catching fly balls are set in a doubleheader as the A's beat the Tigers. The Detroit outfielders make 24 putouts, and Philadelphia adds 19 for a 2-team total of 43 in the two games.

1946: The Detroit Tigers released Joe Wood.

1976: The Detroit Tigers signed Joe Decker as a free agent.

1976: In what amounted to his national coming out party, Mark ?The Bird? Fidrych shuts down the Yankees at Tiger Stadium in a game broadcast on Monday Night Baseball. Fidrych improves his record to 8-1 as he goes the distance in a 5-1 Tiger triumph. After the game, adoring fans coax Fidrych out of the clubhouse for a curtain call.

1987: the Tigers hit three straight home runs in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game against the Baltimore Orioles in dramatic fashion. The final homer is belted by Bill Madlock, his third of the game. In the 11th inning, Alan Trammell?s RBI- single wins the game 7-6.

1997: For the second time in three days, a Tiger steals four bases with Boston C Scott Hatteberg behind the plate. This time it is Damion Easley doing the stealing in Detroit's 9 - 2 victory. Tomorrow, Hatteberg will start on the bench, but will come in when Bill Haselman breaks his finger.

2000: The Detroit Tigers released Mark Johnson.

2006: The Detroit Tigers signed Dustan Mohr as a free agent.

2010: Tigers' Joel Zumaya pitched his last MLB game today. Despite several comeback attempts, he finished his career w/ 147 ERA+ in 209 IP.

2013: Having already matched Roger Clemens' 1997 feat of winning his first 11 decisions of the season, the Tigers' Max Scherzer becomes the first pitcher since "Rocket Roger" in 1986 to roll off 12 straight wins at the start of the year. Scherzer defeats the Rays, 6 - 3, although he is still two wins shy of Roger, who began his breakout season with 14 straight W's. In support of Scherzer's pitching, Miguel Cabrera has a four-hit game, including a pair of homers against Alex Colome.

Tigers players and coaches birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/scheifr01.shtml
Frank Scheibeck 1906.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Fred_Gladding
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gladdfr01.shtml
Fred Gladding 1961-1967, coach 1976-1978.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fletcto01.shtml
Tom Fletcher 1962.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcfaror01.shtml
Orlando McFarlane 1966.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/keaglgr01.shtml
Greg Keagle 1996-1998.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/spurlch01.shtml
Chris Spurling 2003, 2005-2006.

Tigers players and managers who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Mickey_Cochrane
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cochrmi01.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/cochrmi01.shtml
http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/a80307f0
Mickey Cochrane 1934-1937, manager 1934-1938.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Billy_Baldwin
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/baldwbi01.shtml
Billy Baldwin 1975.

from baseball reference

 

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http://www.freep.com/story/sports/m...justin-verlander-spectacular-catch/434685001/
Tigers' Mikie Mahtook felt he owed Verlander, leading to spectacular catch.
Freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/videos/sports/...continue-delay-funeral-2017-season/103247646/
Webvideo Tigers continue to delay funeral for 2017 season. about 9 minutes.
Freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/story/sports/2...d-ausmus-clubhouse-dont-expect-run/434393001/
Brad Ausmus hasn't lost Detroit Tigers' clubhouse, but what more can he do?
Freep

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...rs-ultimate-fate-rests-gm-al-avila/103247824/
Tigers' ultimate fate rests with GM Al Avila.
Detnews

 

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https://www.detroitathletic.com/blo...illed-dream-playing-hometown-tigers-playoffs/
30 years ago Pat Sheridan fulfilled a dream by playing for hometown Tigers in the playoffs.
Detroit Athletic

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2017/06/27/detroit-tigers-mechanics-verlander/
Detroit Tigers: A love affair with the mechanics of Justin Verlander.
MCBTB

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2017/06/27/detroit-tigers-mikie-mahtook-value/
Detroit Tigers: Mikie Mahtook is providing excellent value in center field.
MCBTB

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/06/mikie_mahtook_continues_recent.html#incart_river_index
Mikie Mahtook continues bid for starting CF job with two hits, highlight-reel catch vs Royals.
Mlive

 

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https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/in-mlbs-new-home-run-era-its-the-baseballs-that-are-juicing/
In MLB?s New Home Run Era, It?s The Baseballs That Are Juicing.
Smaller baseballs with flatter seams are carrying farther, turning some warning-track outs into round-trippers.
FiveThirtyEight.com

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/06/how_do_you_think_the_new_tiger.html#incart_river_index
How do you think the new Tigers' batting order should look? Results from our poll.
Mlive

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/06/victor_martinez_activated.html#incart_river_index
Victor Martinez activated; John Hicks optioned to Triple-A Toledo.
Mlive

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...-shows-mahtook-tigers-hit-wall-yet/103258710/
Effort shows Mahtook, Tigers haven?t hit wall yet.
Detnews

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...s-verlander-let-fluky-first-defeat/103263622/
Tigers? Verlander doesn?t let fluky first defeat him.
Detnews

 

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https://www.blessyouboys.com/2017/6/28/15886658/mlb-trade-rumors-justin-verlander-market-tigers
MLB trade rumors: Tigers? Justin Verlander could be on the market ?in the next 2 weeks?.
Is the ace?s time in Detroit about to end?
BYBTB

 

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https://www.blessyouboys.com/2017/6/28/15887050/mlb-trade-rumors-alex-avila-cubs
MLB trade rumors: Alex Avila could be perfect for the Cubs.
The Chicago clubhouse is squabbling and a veteran catcher could be just what they need.
BYBTB

http://detroitjockcity.com/2017/06/28/detroit-tigers-rumors-alex-avila-trade-match-chicago-cubs/
Detroit Tigers rumors: Alex Avila could be a trade match for the Chicago Cubs.
DJC

 

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http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/page/2017MLBRank100_60-41/players-ranked-nos-60-41
MLBRank 60-41: Power, pitching. JD here.
espn

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/06/tigers_royals_preview_daniel_n.html#incart_river_index
Tigers, Royals preview: Daniel Norris goes for first win in 6th career start vs royals.
Mlive

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/articl...rending-up-vs-norris-tigers/?topicId=26688732
Norris looking to bounce back against Royals.
Tigers official site

http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2017/DET201706280.shtml
Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals, at Comerica Park, June 28, 2017 Matchups, Tickets, Preview.
Baseball Reference

Notable:
Miguel Cabrera is hitting .307 with 26 home runs and 115 RBIs in 164 career games against Kansas City.

Detroit has a .647 win percentage (17-11) against the AL Central this season, which is by far the best in the division.

Norris? string of five straight starts of allowing three earned runs or fewer was snapped in his last start against Seattle. He gave up five runs on five hits in six innings in the loss.
Norris is 0-1 with a 3.81 ERA in five career starts against Kansas City. He allowed three runs on six hits in five innings in a no-decision against the Royals earlier this season.
Norris has been tagged on his four-seam fastball so far this year.
He ranks second in highest slugging percentage (.544) and batting average against (.337) among pitchers who've allowed at least 150 four-seam fastballs in play, according to Statcast.

Kennedy has allowed at least one home run in 11 of his 13 starts this season. He gave up five runs on four hits, including one home run, in three innings in a May 31 loss to Detroit.
Kennedy is 1-4 with a 4.66 ERA in seven career starts against the Tigers. Justin Upton is 5 for 16, including one home run against Kennedy, while Ian Kinsler is 7 for 15, including one home run.
Giving up home runs has been a problem for Kennedy this season.
He's allowed 14 in 13 starts, including at least one in each of the past 10 starts. While Tigers catcher Alex Avila is only 2-for-13 (.154) in his career against Kennedy, both those hits were home runs.
Of the 14 home runs Kennedy's allowed, 13 have come against fastballs, accounting for 11.2 percent of the total number of batted balls those pitches have produced. That's the highest homer rate among all pitchers with at least 100 batted balls off fastballs (four-seamers, two-seamers, sinkers).
He's holding opponents to a .133 batting average (6-for-45) on his changeup, which is fourth lowest among pitchers who've allowed at least 40 changeups in play,

 

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http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/det/fan_forum/fantasy_experiences/?partnerId=ed-11644114-1000858563
Tigers Comerica Park Fantasy Experiences.
Tigers official site

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/06/matthew_boyd_tigers_3.html#incart_river_index
Matthew Boyd will be recalled to start Saturday vs. Indians.
Mlive

In five starts with Toledo, he's 3-0 with a 2.86 ERA, striking out 32 and walking eight in 28 1/3 innings.
In 11 starts with the Tigers, Boyd was 2-5 with a 5.69 ERA.
For now, the plan is for Boyd to make only one start. As the 26th man on the roster, he would then be optioned back to the minor leagues after the game.