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January 20 in Tigers and mlb history:

1906: Henry Mathewson, Christy Mathewson's younger brother, signed with the Giants. In his only start he walks 14 batters to establish a National League record.

1912: Walter "Spike" Briggs Jr. born in Detroit. Inherited Tigers ownership from his father in 1952 before selling the team in 1956 to a syndicate led by John Fetzer and Fred Knorr.

1914: Ed Willett jumped from the Detroit Tigers to the St. Louis Terriers.

1930: Commissioner Landis bans boxing for all players following the brief boxing career of Chicago White Sox first baseman Art Shires. His challenge to slugger Hack Wilson purportedly prompts the ban. Shires fought several suspected bouts that resulted in his being suspended by the boxing commissions of 32 states but loses a desultory five-rounder to Chicago Bears center George (The Brute) Trafton. Shires did win a punch-out with Sox manager Lena Blackburne and two hotel detectives late last season.

1931: Joe Sewell, released by the Cleveland Indians after last season, signs with the New York Yankees. The future Hall of Fame shortstop will finish his 14-season career in 1933.

1940: The Detroit Tigers traded Beau Bell to the Cleveland Indians for Bruce Campbell.

1946: In a classic pitching matchup played in the newly-constituted Venezuelan League, Alex Carrasquel of Magallanes beats Roy Welmaker and the Equipo Vargas club, 3 - 2, in 17 innings. In the six-and-a-half-hour marathon, Carrasquel is good enough to silence the bats of Roy Campanella and Sam Jethroe. Both pitchers go the distance in one of the greatest winter league matchups ever.

1947: Former Negro Leagues legend Josh Gibson dies from a brain tumor at the age of 35. Considered by many to be the greatest home run hitter in the history of the Negro Leagues, Gibson will eventually gain election to the Hall of Fame in 1972, when he is selected by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues.
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1949: The Detroit Tigers purchased Don Lund from the St. Louis Browns for $15,000.

1951: Seattle (PCL) traded Wayne McLeland to the Detroit Tigers for Marv Grissom and Sam Vico.

1961: Byron White, who played for the Lions at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium, begins serving as deputy U.S. attorney general. The following year he will be named to the Supreme Court by President Kennedy.
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1965: The Cleveland Indians re-acquire popular slugger Rocky Colavito from the Chicago White Sox in an eight-player, three-way trade involving the Kansas City Athletics.
In the deal, the White Sox send a player to be named later (pitcher Fred Talbot) and outfielders Jim Landis and Mike Hershberger to Kansas City in exchange for Colavito.
Chicago also sends catcher Cam Carreon to the Indians and receives catcher Johnny Romano, outfielder Tommy Agee and pitcher Tommy John from Cleveland.
In 1960, the Indians had traded Colavito to Detroit for Harvey Kuenn, drawing the wrath of Cleveland fans.

1966: The Baseball Writers Association of America elects former Boston Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams to the Hall of Fame. Williams, the last major league batter to hit .400, receives 282 of a possible 302 votes.
He won the Triple Crown twice, the American League MVP Award twice, and produced the highest career on-base percentage of all time (.483) leading the league 6 times in Bases on Balls, even though he lost five years to military service.
Ted won 6 Batting Titles, 9 Slugging Titles, 4 Homerun and 4 RBI Titles, as well as leading the league 6 times in Runs Scored, 6 times in Total Bases, 12 times in OBP, 10 times in OPS, and 9 times in OPS+.
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1970: Shortstop Lou Boudreau achieves election to the Hall of Fame, receiving 232 of a possible 300 votes from the BBWAA. Boudreau led the American League eight times in fielding percentage, won a batting title, and was named AL Most Valuable Player as player-manager of the 1948 World Champion Cleveland Indians.
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1984: The Montreal Expos sign 42-year-old free agent Pete Rose. The veteran first baseman batted only .245 in 1983, the last of his five seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies. Rose will play only 95 games for the Expos before being traded to the Cincinnati Reds, where he will become player-manager.

1984: The Chicago White Sox claim 39-year-old pitcher Tom Seaver from the New York Mets as compensation for the loss of free agent pitcher Dennis Lamp to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Mets left Seaver off their protected list assuming (wrongly) that no team would want to select the aging star, who finished 1983 with a 9-14 record and a 3.55 ERA.
But Seaver will improve to 15-11 with the White Sox this season.

1997: The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Rivera as an amateur free agent.

1997: Former All-Star outfielder Curt Flood, who challenged baseball's reserve system all the way to the Supreme Court and made possible today's mega-salaries, dies at age 59.

2000: The 30 major league owners vote to give all their Internet rights to the Commissioner's office. This decision allows for the creation of mlb.com, which will become a model of success for other professional sports leagues. Bud Selig is expected to parcel out monies earned from the venture in equal amounts.

2003: The Detroit Tigers signed Bill Haselman as a free agent.

2004: The Detroit Tigers signed Esteban Yan as a free agent.

2006: Cuba will be allowed to play in the World Baseball Classic after all. President Bush's administration issued a license allowing the Cubans to participate in the 16-team tournament.

2009: The Detroit Tigers signed Juan Rincon as a free agent.

2010: The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Rabelo as a free agent.

2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Josh Prince as a free agent.

2016: The Detroit Tigers signed Argenis Diaz as a free agent.
2016: The Detroit Tigers signed Justin Upton as a free agent.

2017: Miguel Cabrera guest conducts the Detroit Symphony.
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2023: The Detroit Tigers signed Chasen Shreve as a free agent.

Tigers players and executives birthdays:

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Ernie Courtney 1903.

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Walter "Spike" Briggs Jr. owner 1952-1956.

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Bill James 1915-1919.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jimmy_Outlaw
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Jimmy Outlaw 1943-1949.

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Dave Boswell 1971.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bill_Scherrer
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Bill Scherrer 1984-1986.

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Julio Santana 2002.

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Franklyn German 2002-2005.

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Chris Mears 2003.

Tigers players who passed away:

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Jimmy Wiggs 1905-1906.

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Vern Ruhle 1974-1977.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Gus_Zernial
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Gus Zernial 1958-1959.

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SATURDAY SURVEY.
Totally Tigers

Casey Mize last pitched for the Detroit Tigers in early 2022. He threw only 10 innings that April before being shut down and having Tommy John surgery in June. Recently, it was revealed that he also had back surgery from a long-standing issue at some point after his TJ surgery. The date of that surgery has not been released. It is believed to have also been in 2022.

Mize missed almost the entire 2022 season and all of 2023. It will be 2 years since he last pitched should he return to the rotation.

He came back to Detroit in late August of last year to throw live batting practice. He lasted only for 15 pitches before being shut down again with fatigue.

He did not pitch again for weeks and in November it was announced that he was back to his throwing program. Yet, he is still suffering from arm fatigue. The Tigers are being very cautious and keeping him at a lower pace in his throwing program.

The average pitcher requires 12-18 months post-TJ for recovery with a full return closer to the 18 months. It will be 20 months for Mize should he return and throw in spring training.

Mize was the #1 overall draft pick back in 2018. In his career for the Tigers, he has thrown only 1 full season out of 3 (1 was only 1/3rd of a season).?That was back in 2021.

What do you think about Casey Mize?s future? Can he return after 2 major surgeries and significant time away?

Will Casey Mize return and remain in the Tigers' starting rotation?

1. Yes, he'll be fine.

2. Yes, but it's going to take awhile.

3. It doesn't look promising.

4. No, the odds don't favor him.

Vote
 
Casey Mize and the Tigers have settled at $840,000. Mize will earn $830,000 in 2024 with a $10,000 buyout on a $3.1 million club option for 2025.

More to follow....
 
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Mize, Tigers avoid arbitration with 1-year deal.
Tigers official site

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Tigers, Casey Mize come to contract agreement.
The two sides will not go to an arbitration hearing after all.
BYBTB

https://motorcitybengals.com/posts/detroit-tigers-casey-mize-agree-contract-avoid-arbitration-2024
Detroit Tigers and Casey Mize agree to one year deal avoiding arbitration.
Detroit Tigers and right-handed pitcher Casey Mize avoided their arbitration hearing, agreeing to an extension.
MCBTB

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/01/tigers-casey-mize-avoid-arbitration.html
Tigers, Casey Mize Avoid Arbitration.
MLBTR

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...on-agree-to-one-year-830000-deal/72288812007/
Tigers, Mize avoid arbitration, agree to one-year, $830,000 deal.
Detnews

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...ation-with-1-year-deal-25-option/72288405007/
Detroit Tigers, Casey Mize agree to $830,000 salary in 2024 with club option for 2025.
Freep

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Tigers, Casey Mize reach deal to avoid arbitration hearing.
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January 21 in Tigers and mlb history:

1921: Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis officially is signed as baseball commissioner, to a seven-year, $350,000 contract.

1933: Future Hall of Fame pitcher Waite Hoyt is signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates after being waived by the New York Giants.

1938: Outfielder Joe DiMaggio begins a contract holdout that will last for nearly three months. After meeting with New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert and general manager Ed Barrow, DiMaggio rejects a one-year offer of $25,000. DiMaggio counters by asking for $45,000. The holdout will last until April 20th, two days after the start of the season.

1941: Pitcher Bob Feller signs with the Cleveland Indians for a reported $30,000.

1947: A rule change that allows voting only for players who were active after 1921 produces four new Hall of Fame members: catcher Mickey Cochrane, second baseman Frankie Frisch, and pitchers Lefty Grove and Carl Hubbell, all former Most Valuable Players and World Series winners.
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Pie Traynor misses selection by two votes.
Hubbell was forbidden by Ty Cobb to throw his screwball in Detroit's farm system, but used it to win 253 games for the New York Giants;
Frisch went to the World Series eight times and batted .316 over 19 seasons;
Grove won 300 games, and his battery-mate Cochrane retired with a lifetime batting average of .320, the highest average of any catcher.

1953: The Baseball Writers Association of America passes over Joe DiMaggio in his first year of eligibility and elects pitcher Dizzy Dean and outfielder Al Simmons to the Hall of Fame. Dean gathers 209 votes while Simmons' total of 199 is one more than needed.
The colorful Dean had a .644 career winning percentage and won 120 games from 1932 through 1936, including 30 wins in 1934.
Simmons, who drove in 100 runs in each of his first eleven major league seasons, was one of the most feared hitters of his time.
Also joining DiMaggio, who finishes 8th in the voting, are in order Bill Terry, Bill Dickey, Rabbit Maranville, Dazzy Vance, Ted Lyons, Chief Bender (9th) and Gabby Hartnett (10th). All will eventually make it.

1960: In an unusual request, Stan Musial tells the St. Louis Cardinals management that he is overpaid and should have his salary reduced after a subpar 1959 season. He receives a pay cut from $100,000 to $80,000 a year.

1969: Roy Campanella and Stan Musial are elected by the BBWAA to join the elite group of players enshrined in the Hall of Fame.
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1971: No player receives three-fourths of the necessary votes to be elected into the Hall of Fame, with Yogi Berra (242) and Early Wynn (240) coming the closest. Berra and Wynn will be elected in next year's vote.

1979: The Detroit Tigers signed Larry Pashnick as an amateur free agent.

1991: The Detroit Tigers signed Skeeter Barnes as a free agent.
1991: The Detroit Tigers traded Dave Richards (minors) to the Seattle Mariners for Todd Haney.

1993: Hall of Fame second baseman Charlie Gehringer dies at the age of 89, one month after suffering a stroke. During a 19-year career with the Detroit Tigers, Gehringer posted a .320 batting average with 184 home runs, 1427 RBI, seven times 200 plus hits, seven times 40 or more doubles, 12 times one hundred or more runs scored, and 14 times a batting average of over .300 and in 1936 became one of six players in mlb history to hit 60 or more doubles in a season.
In 1937, he enjoyed arguably his finest season, leading the American League with a .371 average.
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1994: The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Christopher as a free agent.

2000: The National Labor Relations Board refuses to overturn the election which removed Richie Phillips and the Major League Umpires Association from power. A new union will represent the arbiters.

2000: The Detroit Tigers sign free agent pitcher Hideo Nomo to a one-year contract. Nomo's agent had declined a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, expecting more on the open market.
Nomo is the last Tiger's player to wear uniform #23, which was officially retired by the team in honor of Willie Horton on July 15, 2000.
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2004: Mt. Lebanon's Don Kelly added to #Tigers' 40-man roster.

2009: Jeff Kent retires. He hit 351 home runs as a second baseman in the majors, claiming the record for the position by 74 over his nearest competitor, Ryne Sandberg. A five-time All-Star and the 2000 National League MVP, he clubbed 377 homers overall and batted .290 in a 17-year career.

2012: The Detroit Tigers signed Brad Eldred as a free agent.

2016: Michael Fulmer accepts the AL Rookie of the Year award at the official BBWAA awards dinner tonight.
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2019: The Detroit Tigers signed Gordon Beckham as a free agent.
2019: The Detroit Tigers signed Hector Sanchez as a free agent.

2020: The Detroit Tigers signed Hector Santiago as a free agent.

2020: The results of the 2020 Hall of Fame Election are in, and as expected, Derek Jeter is elected easily, falling just one vote short of repeating long-time teammate Mariano Rivera's feat of being elected unanimously on his first presence on the ballot. Joining him is Larry Walker, in his 10th and final year of eligibility by the BBWAA, who clears the 75% threshold by 6 votes. It completes a remarkable journey for his candidacy, that had fallen to only 10% support after three years. before a concerted lobbying campaign on his behalf bore fruit. Walker is only the second Canadian elected to the Hall, after P Ferguson Jenkins.

Tigers players birthdays:

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Arch McCarthy 1902.

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Bernie Boland 1915-1920.

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John Mohardt 1922.
Made 5 appearances for the Tigers in 1922. Singled in his only major league at-bat. Played football for Knute Rockne at Notre Dame & later with Red Grange on the Chicago Bears.

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Willie Ludolph 1924.

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Bill Graham 1966.

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Bob Reynolds 1975.

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Jeff McCurry 1996.

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Tom Urbani 1996.

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Wil Ledezma 2003-2007.

Tigers players, coaches, and executives who passed away:

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Charlie Gehringer 1923-1942, player coach 1942, General Manager 1951, 1953, Vice President 1953-1960.

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Hal Manders 1941-1942, 1946.

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Tim Hosley 1970-1971.

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DEEPER DISCUSSIONS.
Totally Tigers

The pitfalls of signing established free agents to long-term contracts has been a topic of discussion for years.

But now we?re seeing teams buy out the contracts of their younger players and signing extended long-term contracts with them before they reach free agency. Some Front Offices believe it?s a smarter move to lock in their players while they are young and presumably more productive.

However, the pitfall of this strategy is that these players, while good, don?t yet have an established track record. Who is to say that if they have 2-3 really good years at the beginning of their careers that it will continue long-term? Or that the needs of the team may change? Or that a top prospect comes up and is better than the one they signed to a long-term contract?

Should the Tigers be doing this? Should they be signing players to long-term contracts before they hit free agency and are still young?

Are there any Tigers currently whom the Tigers should buy out and extend?

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 and create back-and-forth discussions.

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

Ready?

Should the Tigers buy out and extend the contracts of any young players?

1. Yes.

2. Yes, but there are no candidates this year.

3. No.

VOTE
 
How many times they stole 3rd base in 2023:

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33 OAK
29 TB ARI
27 PIT SD
26 KC
22 STL
21 PHI
19 TOR
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16 CHC
15 MIL CWS MIN
14 NYY MIA
13 CLE WSH
12 HOU
10 COL
9 LAA
7 BOS LAD
6 TEX
5 DET
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Like many teams, the Detroit Tigers' off-season hasn't been terribly exciting. But there is a theme we can assign to it. Pitchers Behaving Badly.

First, ERod's continued attempt to renegotiate his contract after killing the Dodgers trade with less than an hour to go. Then, the year-long drama with Spencer Turnbull, the DFA and rumored lawsuit to get undeserved service time. And now.....

Casey Mize. Didn't pitch for 2 yrs but got fully paid w/raises. 2024 salary not enough to make him happy. Not budging on the $25K was a message by the Tigers as is the $10K esp. when Tigers offered a $3+ mill carrot for 2025 if he does well. Harris is changing the team culture.

Totally Tigers
 
January 22 in Tigers and mlb history:

1901: Philadelphia Athletics manager-GM Connie Mack signs a 10-year lease on grounds at 29th and Columbia to be called Columbia Park. A contract is set for construction of single-deck stands to hold 7,500.

1904: William H. Yawkey, the 28-year-old heir to a lumber and mining fortune, buys the Detroit Tigers from S.F. Angus for $50,000. New money and Frank Navin's shrewd management will bring three straight pennants to the franchise
starting in 1907.

1911: Ty Cobb endorses Lewis 66 Rye.

1913: The New York Giants give the Yankees permission to use the Polo Grounds for this season only, as the lease on the Hilltop grounds has expired. The team will no longer be known as the "Highlanders" as a result of the move and will remain as a tenant through 1922.

1929: The New York Yankees announce they will put numbers on the backs of their uniforms, becoming the first baseball team to start continuous use of the numbers.
The first numbers are based on positions in the batting order; thus, Babe Ruth will wear number 3 and Lou Gehrig number 4.
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In a few weeks, the Cleveland Indians announce that they too, will put numbers on the uniforms.
By 1931, all American League teams will use them. It will be 1933 before all National League players are numbered.

1953: Under the McCarran-Walter Act, U.S. Immigration Commissioner Argyle R. Mackey warns alien players they will face deportation if found jumping U.S. pro contracts.

1973: The Detroit Tigers traded Jack Whillock to the Montreal Expos for Don Koonce (minors).

1976: Pitchers Robin Roberts and Bob Lemon are voted into the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Roberts led the National League in starts and innings pitched for five straight seasons and was tops in victories for four consecutive years on his way to 286 career wins. Lemon earned 20 victories six times and won 207 career games.

1988: As a result of the Players Association's 1985 collusion suit against the owners, arbitrator Thomas Roberts declares seven players no-risk free agents until March 1st, giving them a chance to sign with other clubs despite already having contracts. The seven are Juan Beniquez, Tom Brookens, Kirk Gibson, Carlton Fisk, Donnie Moore, Joe Niekro and Butch Wynegar. Gibson will jump to the Dodgers and become the National League MVP and a World Series hero to boot.

1990: The Detroit Tigers signed Dan Petry as a free agent.

1992: The New York Mets trade outfielder Mark Carreon and relief pitcher Tony Castillo to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for pitcher Paul Gibson and Randy Marshall.

1997: The Detroit Tigers signed Jose Bautista as a free agent.

1997: All-Star first baseman Don Mattingly officially announces his retirement at a media conference in Yankee Stadium.

1998: Free agent outfielder Rickey Henderson signs on for a fourth tour of duty with the Oakland Athletics.

2002: Tigers sign pitcher Jeff Weaver to four-year, $22-million deal. In July, he will be traded to the Yankees as a part of the Carols Pena deal.

2003: Former Minnesota Twins backup David Ortiz is signed by the Boston Red Sox, where he will start a successful and productive career over the coming years.

2008: The Detroit Tigers signed Henry Mateo as a free agent.

2009: The Detroit Tigers signed Brandon Lyon as a free agent.
2009: The Detroit Tigers signed Bronson Sardinha as a free agent.
2009: The Detroit Tigers signed Scott Williamson as a free agent.

2018: The Giants sign veteran free agent OF Austin Jackson to a two-year deal worth $6 million. While second-tier free agents like Jackson have been able to find homes, an unusually large number of front-line ones remain unsigned at this late stage of the off-season.

2019: Mariano Rivera becomes the first unanimous inductee in the Hall of Fame, being named on all 425 ballots cast by members of the BBWAA in the 2019 Hall of Fame Election. Joining him are fellow pitchers Roy Halladay, who becomes a posthumous first-ballot Hall of Famer, and Mike Mussina, and DH/3B Edgar Martinez, the latter in his 10th and final year of eligibility.

2021: A Legend among Baseball Greats Hank Aaron, who broke Babe Ruth's hallowed mark of 714 career homers and is still the Real Home Run Chapion, but stands second on the all-time list, passes away at age 86, The latest in a long list of Hall of Famers who have died over the past 12 months.

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/thomair01.shtml
Ira Thomas 1908.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/shiveiv01.shtml
Ivey Shiver 1931.

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Prince Oana 1943, 1945.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/buchajo01.shtml
Johnny Bucha 1953.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/roberle01.shtml?redir
Leon Roberts 1974-1975.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/César_Gutiérrez
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gutiece01.shtml
Cesar Gutierrez 1969-1971.

Baseball Reference
 
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