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November 12 in Tigers and mlb history:

1920: Owners unanimously elect Kenesaw Mountain Landis chairman for seven years. The owners' action comes in direct response to the Black Sox Scandal, which threatens the integrity of the game. Landis accepts, but only as sole Commissioner with final authority over the players and owners, while remaining a federal judge (with his $7,500 federal salary deducted from the baseball salary of $50,000).

1923: New York Giants manager John McGraw trades outfielders Casey Stengel and Bill Cunningham along with shortstop Dave Bancroft to the Boston Braves for pitchers Joe Oeschger and Bill Southworth.

1927: Lou Gehrig, Knute Rockne and Babe Ruth pose before a NotreDame football game at Yankee Stadium.

1939: The youngest of the three DiMaggio brothers, Dom DiMaggio, is bought for $40,000 by the Boston Red Sox from the San Francisco team (Pacific Coast League).

1939: In the Japanese Professional Baseball League, pitcher Victor Starffin wins his 42nd game in a 96-game season, leading the Yomiuri Giants to the pennant, and setting a post-1900 world record for season victories that will be equaled by Kazuhisa Inao in 1961 but never broken. Born in Russia, Starffin moved to Asahikawa, Hokkaido at a young age, and was picked as part of the national baseball team for an exhibition game against the United States in 1934. From 1936 through 1955 he will win 303 games, the first pitcher in Japanese baseball to top the 300 mark.

1944: Frankie Sinkwich runs for two touchdowns and kicks 3 extra points as the Lions win 21-7 at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium.
They beat the Card-Pitts, a wartime merger of the Cardinals and Steelers, nicknamed the "carpets," who went winless that year.

1952: The Baseball Writers Association of America name Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Bobby Shantz the American League Most Valuable Player. Shantz posted a 24-7 record with 152 strikeouts and a 2.48 ERA during the regular season.

1956: Having won the AL Triple Crown (.353 BA, 52 HR, 130 RBI), Mickey Mantle is named AL MVP in a unanimous vote.

1958: New York Yankees pitcher Bob Turley, who had 21 wins and 19 complete games, is named the Cy Young Award winner. With only one award given for the two leagues, Turley gathers five votes to four for last year's winner, the Milwaukee Braves' Warren Spahn.

1959: Chicago White Sox second baseman Nellie Fox wins the American League MVP Award. Teammates Luis Aparicio and Early Wynn finish second and third respectively.

1964: Fred Hutchinson dies of cancer at age 45. Tigers pitcher & manager in the 1940s & 50s. His brother William founded the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in 1975. Hutchinson was Al Kaline's first manager.

1965: The Hutch Award was created in 1965 in honor of the late Fred Hutchinson, the courageous and inspirational former Major League Baseball player and manager, who died of cancer one year earlier at the age of 45.

1966: The Los Angeles Dodgers complete an 18-game tour of Japan with a 9-8-1 record, the most losses ever for a major league club touring the Far East.

1969: Minnesota Twins infielder Harmon Killebrew, who led the American League with 49 home runs, 140 RBI, and a .430 on-base percentage, is voted AL Most Valuable Player.

1971: Tigers catcher Jim Price retires rather than accept a demotion to Toledo, calls for reserve clause reform.

1975: Tom Seaver of the New York Mets wins his third Cy Young Award. He posted 243 strikeouts with a 2.38 ERA and led the National League with 22 victories.

1980: Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Stone, who led the American League with 25 victories, wins the Cy Young Award over Mike Norris of the Oakland Athletics.

1985: Tom Brookens of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1985: Doug Flynn of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1985: Kirk Gibson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1985: Aurelio Lopez of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

1986: Jack Morris of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1986: Lance Parrish of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1986: The Detroit Tigers released Larry Herndon.

1996: The Anaheim Angels selected Todd Van Poppel off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

1996: Pat Hentgen of the Toronto Blue Jays edges Andy Pettitte of the New York Yankees for the Cy Young Award in the closest American League voting since 1972 when Gaylord Perry topped Wilbur Wood by six points. Hentgen (with a 20-10 mark), the major league leader in complete games, outpoints Pettitte (21-8) by the narrow margin of 110-104. Yankees closer Mariano Rivera finishes third in the ballot and receives one first-place vote.

1997: Ken Griffey, Jr. becomes the ninth unanimous pick for the American League MVP Award. Griffey hit .304 for Seattle, led the AL with 56 home runs, and led the majors with 147 RBI. He receives all 28 first-place votes and 392 points in balloting to become the first unanimous AL pick since Frank Thomas in 1993, and the 13th unanimous selection overall.

2001: The Detroit Tigers signed Juan Sosa as a free agent.

2001: One year after playing Class-A baseball, Albert Pujols, who hit .329 with 37 home runs and 130 RBI, is named the National League Rookie of the Year by the BBWAA. The St. Louis Cardinals freshman set NL rookie marks in RBI, total bases (360) and extra-base hits (88) and fell one home run shy of tying the NL rookie record of 38 established by Frank Robinson in 1956 as a member of the Cincinnati Redlegs.

2003: Dave Wickersham writes a letter to umpire Bill Valentine absolving him of blame for an ejection that cost Wickersham his only 20-win season.
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2007: The Detroit Tigers signed Todd Jones as a free agent.
2007: The Detroit Tigers traded Omar Infante to the Chicago Cubs for Jacque Jones.

2012: The Detroit Tigers signed Shawn Hill as a free agent.

2012: Bryce Harper of the Nationals is named the National League Rookie of the Year while Mike Trout of the Angels wins the honor in the American League. The two young outfielders wowed observers with their prowess with the bat, Harper becoming only the second teenager to hit 20 home runs in the big leagues, and the 21-year-old Trout being Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera's main rival for the MVP Award after hitting .326 with 129 runs. Trout becomes the youngest AL winner, while Harper misses surpassing Dwight Gooden as the youngest NL winner by under a month.

2012: Mike Trout named Rookie of the Year: three months younger than Lou Whitaker was when he became the youngest ever ROY in 1978.

2013: Detroit pitcher Max Scherzer is named the winner of the American League Cy Young Award. Scherzer was 21-3 with a 2.90 ERA and 240 strikeouts in 2013.

2014: Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is the unanimous winner of the National League Cy Young Award after going a dominant 21-3, 1.77.

2018: Shohei Ohtani, the first two-way player in the major leagues since Babe Ruth, wins the 2018 American League Rookie of the Year Award, beating out teammates Miguel Andujar and Gleyber Torres of the Yankees. In the National League, OF Ronald Acuna wins the award, finishing in front of fellow young outfield phenom Juan Soto and P Walker Buehler.

2020: 1B Freddie Freeman of the Braves is voted NL MVP with 28 of 30 first-place votes, while fellow 1B Jos? Abreu of the White Sox is voted the AL winner. It's a first win for both players.

2022: A glove that was used by Babe Ruth during his playing career sells at auction for a record $1.53 million.

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ed_Killian
Ed Killian Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Ed Killian 1904-1910.

Red McDermott Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Red McDermott 1912.

Herm Merritt Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Herm Merritt 1921.

Gary Thurman Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Gary Thurman 1993.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Alex_Faedo
Alex Faedo Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Alex Faedo 2022-present.

Ryan Kreidler Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Ryan Kreider 2022-present.

Tigers players and managers who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Fred_Hutchinson
Fred Hutchinson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Fred Hutchinson Managerial Record | Baseball-Reference.com
Fred Hutchinson – Society for American Baseball Research
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Fred Hutchinson 1939-1940, 1946-1953, manager 1952-1954.

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DEEPER DISCUSSIONS.
Totally Tigers

Several days ago, the Detroit Tigers hired Jason Benetti to become their new play-by-play man on tv. Benetti has an impressive resume and is regularly ranked near the top of MLB broadcasters.

He is a Chicago guy, having broadcast many of the city?s sports, including the last 8 years for the White Sox. He also has a national tv contract to broadcast MLB games.

Until Jason came along, the Tigers have had a strong Detroit presence in the booth. There will be others joining him but it is unclear at this point who will be chosen.

Should it be one of the current former Tigers? Or should Benetti be paired with someone who is more experienced and compatible? Someone with no Tiger ties?

In Chicago, Jason took over for Ken Harrelson and was paired with Steve Stone as his color man. Stone played only 2 separate years for the White Sox and his baseball background includes playing for 3 other teams.

Today?s blog addresses this dilemma and allows readers to share their thoughts in more detail. And hopefully, to actively engage with others by responding to their posts and creating back-and-forth discussion threads. The more the merrier!

For this one blog only, you?ve got 6 sentences max to share your thoughts. Of course, you can also respond to other readers.

TT will supply the ammunition. One thought-provoking question. Several options provided. One hard choice to be selected. One vote.
Ready?

Who would be the best fit to join Jason Benetti in the tv broadcast booth?

1. A former Tiger player.

2. A non-Tiger who best complements Benetti's broadcast style.

VOTE
 
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/sunday-notes-scott-harris-likes-reese-olsons-ceiling/
Scott Harris Likes Reese Olson?s Ceiling.
Fangraphs

Reese Olson has a chance to be a top-of-the-rotation starter in Detroit, and it is notable that the Tigers acquired him via trade. On July 30, 2021, then-general manager Al Avila dealt Daniel Norris to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for the now-24-year-old right-hander, who at the time had a 4.30 ERA in High-A and was flying below most prospect radar. Talented but raw, he ranked seventh in a system that wasn?t particularly well-regarded.

Olson made his MLB debut this past June, and by season?s end he was showing signs that he could emerge as a No. 1 or a No. 2.on a promising young staff. Over his last six starts, the plain-spoken Gainesville, Georgia native allowed just 18 hits and six earned runs in 35-and-two-thirds innings. On the year, he had a 3.99 ERA and a 4.01 FIP to go with a 24.4% strikeout rate and a .214 BAA. He fanned 102 batters in 103-and-two-thirds innings.

Scott Harris doesn?t believe in labels like No. 1 starter or No. 2 starter. He does believe in the fast-rising righty.

?Reese has three distinct secondary pitches that miss bats,? Detroit?s President of Baseball Operations told me at this week?s GM meetings. ?That?s really hard to find. He also has two different fastballs that reach the upper 90s. I also think he did some things this summer that reminded me of what other really good pitchers do in their first year in the big leagues. I?m not going to throw those expectations on him, but his ceiling is as high as anyone?s.?

Asked if he could elaborate on ?what other really good pitchers do in their first year,? the exec explained that Olson had stretches of dominance within games that didn?t necessarily translate into a dominant line. Like many young pitchers, he would string together ?three, four innings of truly dominant stuff, then make a couple of mistakes in the zone that lead to home runs.? Harris viewed that as a source of optimism. To him, it suggested that the young hurler was an adjustment away from having dominant stretches for entire starts, if not months or longer.

Olson was coming off of a stellar start ? six scoreless innings against the Minnesota Twins ? when I talked to him at Fenway Park in mid-August. I?d first spoken to him a handful of days after he?d been dealt to Detroit, so I asked him what has changed since his 2021 stint with the West Michigan Whitecaps.

?I added a sinker this year,? said Olson, who was then 175 pounds and is now a sturdier 185. ?Other than that, the arsenal is the same. I?ve just got much better command. That just comes from getting older and stronger and not having to put as much effort into it. I don?t know that I?d say I used to force effort, but I was a little smaller, trying to throw hard.?

Olson averaged 94.8 MPH with both his two- and four-seam fastballs, with the former serving as a primary weapon against right-handed hitters. His slider, which he spun at 2,989 RPM, was his most-used pitch overall. Augmenting those offerings were a 2,800-rpm curveball and a changeup. All five pitches in his repertoire yielded a .280-or-lower wOBA.

His approach on the mound is basically to attack hitters with his five-pitch mix, balancing scouting reports with how well each one is working on a given day. His demeanor on the mound is much the same as what it is is off the field.

?I like to keep it simple,? said the even-keeled Olson. ?Calm down. Don?t get too jacked up. That?s kind of me out there.?
 
November 13 in Tigers and mlb history:

1899: The National League announces that, starting next season, there will be two umpires working each game.

1911: Hall of Famer Buck O'Neil was born this day in Carabelle, FL.
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1931: New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert buys the Newark Bears International League franchise. The Bears will be very successful and will send many players to New York.

1934: Bucky Harris, who managed the 1924 and 1925 American League champion Washington Senators, is hired back to D.C. to replace youthful Joe Cronin, who has been sold to the Boston Red Sox.

1935: Longtime Tigers owner Frank Navin dies of a heart attack while horseback riding on Belle Isle.

1951: Lefty O'Doul's All-Stars, including Joe DiMaggio, Ferris Fain and Billy Martin, lose 3 - 1 to a Pacific League All-Star team. This is only the second time since 1922 that an American professional team has lost to Japan, and the first time to professional players.

1962: Al Kaline hits a 2-run HR and Larry Osborne hits a grand slam in an exhibition in Shizuoka, Japan.
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1967: Following a meeting of National League owners, president Warren Giles says the league will not stand in the way of American League expansion to Seattle and Kansas City.

1968: St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson is named National League MVP after going 22-9, 268 K's, 13 shutouts and a microscopic 1.12 ERA.

1974: Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Steve Garvey is selected National League MVP, after he hit for a .312 average with 21 home runs and 111 RBI.

1978: The New York Yankees sign free agent pitcher Luis Tiant to a two-year $875,000 contract. Tiant, formerly of the Boston Red Sox, becomes the first player to sign with a new club following this year's reentry draft.

1979: For the first time in major league history, two players share the Most Valuable Player Award. The National League co-winners are Willie Stargell, the spiritual leader of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who hit .281 with 32 home runs, and St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Keith Hernandez, who led the NL in runs (116), doubles (48) and batting average (.344).

1981: Ron Jackson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

1984: Ryne Sandberg wins the National League MVP Award, becoming the first Chicago Cubs player to do so since Ernie Banks in 1959. Sandberg hit .314 with 19 home runs and 32 stolen bases and led the NL in runs (114) and triples (19).

1989: After 16 years with the same team, outfielder Jim Rice is released by the Boston Red Sox. Rice retires from the game with 382 home runs and a .298 average. He will eventually be elected to the Hall of Fame.

1989: Charles Hudson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1989: Fred Lynn of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1989: Gary Pettis of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1989: Frank Tanana of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

1990: Oakland Athletics pitcher Bob Welch is named the 1990 American League Cy Young Award winner. His 27 wins were the most in the major leagues since Steve Carlton in 1972.

1995: Atlanta Braves pitcher Greg Maddux wins the National League Cy Young Award for an unprecedented fourth straight time. Maddux had a remarkable 19-2 record with a 1.63 ERA, the second year his ERA is below 1.80.

1997: Larry Walker of the Colorado Rockies is named National League MVP, becoming the first Canadian in either league to win the honor. Walker, who hit .366 with 49 home runs and 130 RBI, caps off a big week for Canada.

1998: The Detroit Tigers signed Dean Palmer as a free agent.

2000: Pedro Martinez of the Boston Red Sox becomes the first pitcher to win the American League Cy Young Award unanimously in consecutive years. Martinez, who posted an 18-6 mark with a 1.74 ERA, has copped the "top pitcher" honor three of the last four seasons.

2001: Pitcher Randy Johnson, who posted a 21-6 record with a 2.49 ERA and 372 strikeouts, wins his fourth Cy Young Award.

2006: The Detroit Tigers signed Vic Darensbourg as a free agent.
2006: The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Hessman as a free agent.

2006: Justin Verlander named AL Rookie of the Year. First pitcher to earn the honor since Dave Righetti in 1981.
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2008: Cliff Lee wins the 2008 American League Cy Young Award, taking 24 of 28 first-place votes. Lee went 22-3 with a 2.54 ERA for the Cleveland Indians. He led the league in ERA and wins. Lee is the second straight Indians left-hander to win the award, following CC Sabathia in 2007.

2013: Max Scherzer of the Detroit Tigers, the only 20-game winner in the majors last season, wins the 2013 American League Cy Young Award. Scherzer becomes the fourth Tiger to win (McLain, Hernandez, Verlander).

2013: The Detroit Tigers signed Ronny Paulino as a free agent.

2014: The Toronto Blue Jays traded Anthony Gose to the Detroit Tigers for Devon Travis.

2014: OF Mike Trout of the Angels is the unanimous winner of the 2014 American League Most Valuable Player Award, while P Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers adds the 2014 National League Most Valuable Player Award to the Cy Young Award he collected a day earlier.

2017: Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr passes away in Junction City, OR at the age of 99. He was the Oldest Living MLB Player and also the last surviving player to have played in the 1930's.

2017: The teams required to pay the luxury tax are announced, with the Dodgers leading the way, as their total salary outlay this year amounted to $244 million. They are joined by the Yankees for the 15th straight year, as their salary mass was the second-highest in the majors and the only other to top $200 million. Boston, the Cubs, Detroit and San Francisco are also assessed the tax, the latter two teams in spite of finishing last in their respective divisions.

2020: The Miami Marlins hire senior MLB executive Kim Ng to be their new General Manager, making her the first woman to occupy such a position in the history of North American men's sports.

2023: The Detroit Tigers signed Bligh Madris as a free agent.

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jim_Delsing
Jim Delsing Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Jim Delsing 1952-1956.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Steve_Bilko
Steve Bilko Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Steve Bilko 1960.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dan_Petry
Dan Petry Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Dan Petry 1979-1987, 1990-1991.

Vic Darensbourg Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Vic Darensbourg 2005.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Gerald_Laird
Gerald Laird Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Gerald Laird 2009-2010, 2012.

Tigers players and executives who passed away:

Henry Elder Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Heinie Elder 1913.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Frank_Navin
Frank Navin owner 1908-1935.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Muddy_Ruel
Muddy Ruel Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Muddy Ruel 1931-1932, farm director 1952-1954, General Manager 1954-1956.

Randy Veres Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Randy Veres 1996.

Baseball Reference
 
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https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/11/yankees-hire-james-rowson-hitting-coach.html
Yankees Name James Rowson Hitting Coach.
MLBTR

https://motorcitybengals.com/posts/...-james-rowson-poached-by-yankees-01hf51phkt14
News: Tigers assistant hitting coach James Rowson poached by Yankees.
The Detroit Tigers lost one of their assistant hitting coaches.
MCBTB

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...n-new-york-yankees-hitting-coach/71488163007/
Detroit Tigers assistant hitting coach James Rowson leaves for New York Yankees.
Freep

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2023/11/tigers-assistant-hitting-coach-hired-by-yankees.html
Tigers? assistant hitting coach hired by Yankees.
Mlive

There?s always the possibility, of course, that another club will pry Rowson away with for a more prominent role. In addition to his three seasons as a bench coach in Miami, he?s also previously interviewed for the Twins? managerial vacancy that went to Rocco Baldelli and was reportedly one of three finalists in the Red Sox? most recent managerial search. That only speaks to how well regarded Rowson is throughout the industry, however.
 
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'Days of Roar' Tigers Podcast: Chris Castellani joins to talk future of Detroit Tigers. 65 minutes.

On this episode: Mark and Evan have a news-packed week to catch us up, on including minor league free agents, Scott Harris at the GM meetings, coaching staff changes and more. The guys also dive into the conversation on available arms for this off-season. Later in the pod, the "Days of Roar" duo are joined by Chris Castellani of Barstool Sports. The trio talk Javier B?ez, the new hire of broadcaster Jason Benetti, and what may be on the horizon for the 2024 Detroit Tigers.
 
November 14 in Tigers and mlb history:

1900: The National League rejects the American League as an equal, declaring it an outlaw league outside of the National Agreement, thus inaugurating a state of war. This follows the AL's announcement two days ago that it has made arrangements to go into Washington, DC, Baltimore and Philadelphia. Two weeks later the American Association makes it a three-way battle, but that third circuit will remain a minor league.

1929: Former pitching star Joe McGinnity dies at the age of 58. McGinnity, nicknamed "Iron Man", posted 246 wins in only 10 major league seasons. He will enter the Hall of Fame in 1946.

1946: Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox wins his first American League Most Valuable Player Award. Williams had hit .406 and led the league in home runs in 1941, but had lost the MVP race to Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees.
He won the Triple Crown a year later, but lost the MVP to Joe Gordon of the New York Yankees.
This time, Williams beat out Detroit Tigers ace pitcher Hal Newhouser, a two-time winner of the MVP award who finished second in the balloting.



1957: Milwaukee Braves outfielder Hank Aaron is named National League Most Valuable Player with 239 votes. Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals is a close second with 230, and his teammate Red Schoendienst finishes third with 221.


1961: John Fetzer buys out the interest of Fred Knorr and becomes sole owner of the #Tigers. He will own the team until 1983.
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1973: Oakland Athletics outfielder Reggie Jackson wins the American League MVP Award in unanimous fashion. The future Hall of Famer led the AL with 32 home runs, 117 RBI, 99 runs and a .531 slugging percentage, in helping the Athletics to their second straight World Series title.

1973: Baltimore Orioles pitcher Jim Palmer is named the 1973 American League Cy Young Award winner. Palmer collected 22 victories and led the circuit with a 2.40 ERA.

1979: Don Baylor of the California Angels wins the MVP Award in the American League. The league leader in both runs scored (120) and runs batted in (139), Baylor also hit .296 with 36 home runs, helping the Angels win the AL West Division and reach the postseason for the first time in franchise history.

1988: The Detroit Tigers signed Jeff Datz as a free agent.

1995: The San Diego Padres sent Tim Hyers to the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.

2003: The Detroit Tigers signed Warren Morris as a free agent.

2005: The Detroit Tigers signed Chad Durbin as a free agent.
2005: The Detroit Tigers signed Alexis Gomez as a free agent.

2006: The Detroit Tigers signed Steve Torrealba as a free agent.

2006: Justin Verlander becomes the fourth Tiger to win the Rookie of the Year Award. Verlander went 17-9 with a 3.63 ERA in 30 starts as a rookie, also starting Game One of the World Series. He joins Harvey Kuenn, Mark Fidrych, and Lou Whitaker as members of the Tigers to win the award.

2011: The Detroit Tigers signed Darin Downs as a free agent.

2012: Free agent OF Torii Hunter signs a two-year, $26-million contract with the Detroit Tigers.

2012: The Cy Young Awards are announced in both leagues. In the National League, R.A. Dickey of the Mets is the first knuckleballer ever so honored after finishing the year with a record of 20-6, 2.73 and 230 strikeouts.

2012: In the American League, David Price of the Rays edges last year's winner, Justin Verlander of the Tigers, 153 to 149. Price receives 14 first-place votes after finishing the season at 20-5, 2.56 with 205 Ks, while Verlander gets 13, after a season during which he went 17-8, 2.64 with 239 strikeouts.

2013: The MVPs in the two major league circuits are both clear-cut picks: Andrew McCutchen gets 28 of 30 first-place votes in the NL and Miguel Cabrera 23 in the AL.
Cabrera led the 2013 AL in average, slugging, OBP and OPS, was second in homers and RBI to win his second straight AL MVP.
Miggy becomes the third Tiger to win two MVP awards, joining Hank Greenberg and Hal Newhouser.
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2013: Major League Baseball owners agree to fund an expanded video review system in 2014. The plan, which would allow managers to challenge almost any call by umpires except for balls and strikes, still needs to gain approval from the Players Association and Umpires Union.

2014: The Detroit Tigers signed Victor Martinez as a free agent.

2016: Michael Fulmer is named A.L. Rookie of the Year, becoming the fifth player in Tigers history to earn the honor.

2017: The Detroit Tigers signed Niko Goodrum as a free agent.

2019: OF Mike Trout wins the AL MVP Award for the third time, beating out Alex Bregman, while OF Cody Bellinger wins for the first time in the NL, finishing ahead of Christian Yelich.

2022: The Detroit Tigers signed Jermaine Palacios as a free agent.

Tigers players birthdays:

Fred Carisch Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Fred Carisch 1923.

Johnnie Seale Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Johnny Seale 1964-1965.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Willie_Hernandez
Willie Hernández Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Willie Hernandez – Society for American Baseball Research
Willie Hernandez 1984-1989.

Fu-Te Ni Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Fu-Te Ni 2009-2010.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Clete_Thomas
Clete Thomas Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Clete Thomas 2008-2009, 2012.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Boss_Schmidt
Boss Schmidt Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Charles 'Boss' Schmidt 1906-1911.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Gail_Harris
Gail Harris Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Gail Harris 1958-1960.

Baseball Reference
 
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Deadline to protect players from the Rule 5 draft is 6pm.

The Tigers currently have a full 40-man roster, so some roster shuffling will need to take place. There's a few obvious names that are expected to be protected (Flores & Dingler). Does anyone else get protected?
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Still expecting just RHP Wilmer Flores, C Dillon Dingler, and possibly lefty reliever Andrew Magno to be added to the Tigers 40-man
 
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While we wait for the Tigers to release their Rule 5 adds, here's some fun stuff.

Looking at inning 7 and later, Torkelson hit the most HRs with 11. He's followed up by Kerry Carpenter (8) and Jake Rogers (7). Any guesses who 4 and 5 would be and how many HRs they hit?
 
The Tigers have signed outfielder Bligh Madris to a minor-league contract.

The Tigers claimed Madris off waivers last winter, then put him back on waivers six weeks later, ultimately sending him to the Astros for cash considerations.

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...igh-madris-minor-league-contract/71582802007/
Detroit Tigers sign Bligh Madris to minor league contract with invite to spring training.
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