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Spencer Torkelson headlines new-look lineup for Triple-A Toledo.
Infielders Eddys Leonard and Ryan Kreidler have been activated after lengthy stints on the injured list. Leonard will be at second base while Kreidler plays shortstop.
Including starting pitcher Keider Montero, the Mud Hens’ lineup includes seven players on the Tigers’ 40-man roster. Outfielders Parker Meadows and Ryan Vilade; and catcher Dillon Dingler are the others.
Mlive
 
Maeda (abdominal discomfort) exits after two pitches.
Tigers official site

Boxscore.

Rangers 9 - Tigers 1: J-Hen’s blast was the only bright spot.
The Tigers can still win the series on Thursday.
BYBTB

Tigers lose finale in Texas, head home with .500 record (31-31).
Detnews

Detroit Tigers' Justyn-Henry Malloy hits first MLB home run in 9-1 loss to Texas Rangers.
Freep

Justyn-Henry Malloy’s first MLB hit is a home run, but Tigers routed by Rangers.
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June 6 in Tigers and mlb history:

1892: Benjamin Harrison became the first U.S. President to attend a major league game as he watches the Cincinnati Reds defeat the hometown Washington Senators in 11 innings, 6 - 5.

1907: HOF Catcher, Navy veteran, MiLB manager, and MLB manager/MLB coach/MLB scout Bill Dickey was born.
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1913: The New York Yankees are defeated for the thirteenth consecutive time, losing 2 - 1 to the Cleveland Naps.

1918: Casey Stengel, after being traded by the Brooklyn Robins in the offseason, makes his return to Ebbets Field a memorable one. In his first at-bat, Stengel calls time, steps out of the batter's box and doffs his cap. A bird flows out and the fans break into laughter.

1921: William "Big Bill" Gatewood of the Detroit Stars tosses the first no-hitter in Negro Baseball League history. The Stars win 4-0 over the Cincinnati Cuban Stars. The 6-foot, 7-inch, 250-pound, spitball-throwing Gatewood is 38 years old.

1925: Eddie Collins off the Chicago White Sox becomes the sixth major leaguer to collect 3,000 hits after hitting a double off Washington Senators pitcher Walter Johnson.

1935: The Detroit Tigers purchased Hub Walker from Toledo (American Association).

1944: All major league games are canceled as the country's focus is turned toward Europe while allied forces invade occupied France.

1957: Baseball legend Ty Cobb returns to his boyhood home in Royston, Georgia.
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1958: Ozzie Virgil, acquired from the New York Giants in January, becomes the first black player to appear in a Detroit Tigers game. The versatile Dominican will eventually play every position but pitcher during his nine-year major league career.
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1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jim Foor in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1967 amateur draft.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Geoff Zahn in the 2nd round of the 1967 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Skip Jutze in the 3rd round of the 1967 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mel Behney in the 4th round of the 1967 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Paul Jata in the 5th round of the 1967 amateur draft.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Dennis Saunders in the 6th round of the 1967 amateur draft.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Larry Fritz in the 9th round of the 1967 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Ike Blessitt in the 15th round of the 1967 amateur draft.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Danny Fife in the 21st round of the 1967 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jim Burton in the 26th round of the 1967 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Gary Ignasiak in the 36th round of the 1967 amateur draft.

1971: Willie Mays hits a 12th-inning home run off Joe Hoerner of the Philadelphia Phillies, his 22nd - and last - career extra-inning homer, a major-league mark.

1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jerry Manuel in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft.
1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jim Gideon in the 3rd round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted Dan Meyer in the 4th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted Leon Roberts in the 10th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted Dave Lemanczyk in the 16th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted Vern Ruhle in the 17th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mark Wagner in the 19th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted George Cappuzzello in the 27th round of the 1972 amateur draft.

1975: Nolan Ryan's bid for a second no-hitter in a row is foiled by Hank Aaron's single in the 6th inning. Ryan gives up one other hit in overpowering the Milwaukee Brewers, 6 - 0.

1977: Mark Fidrych appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated with Big Bird.
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1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted Kirk Gibson in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1978 amateur draft.
1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted Fran Mullins in the 3rd round of the 1978 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jerry Ujdur in the 4th round of the 1978 amateur draft.
1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted Marty Castillo in the 5th round of the 1978 amateur draft.
1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bruce Fields in the 7th round of the 1978 amateur draft.
1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Mason in the 14th round of the 1978 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted Dave Rucker in the 16th round of the 1978 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1978.
1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted John Martin in the 27th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

1979: Now a Mariner, Willie Horton hits his 300th career home run off Jack Morris.
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1980: The Detroit Tigers signed Barbaro Garbey as an amateur free agent.
1980: The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Steve Baker from the Detroit Tigers.

1983: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jeff Robinson in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
1983: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Cron in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
1983: The Detroit Tigers drafted Rob Mallicoat in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1983: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jim Walewander in the 9th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
1983: The Detroit Tigers drafted D.J. Dozier in the 18th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1983: The Detroit Tigers drafted Carl Willis in the 23rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.

1984: Tigers lose to the Blue Jays 6-3. Jays jump out to a 6-0 lead and hold on. Despite a scorching start, the Tigers' lead in the AL East is down to 3.5 games. Tigers are 39-13: they have lost 8 of their last 12.
The Blue Jays wouldn't get any closer the rest of the year--though they'd make it interesting for a while--but they did weather the storm of that start.

1988: The Detroit Tigers released Jim Morrison.

1990: Cecil Fielder hits three home runs in a game, as Detroit beats the Indians 6 - 4. Fielder becomes the fourth American League player to have two three-homer games in a season.
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1992: In the Tigers 6-2 victory over New York at Yankee Stadium, Lou Whitaker collects his 2,000 career hit. The milestone comes in the 4th inning when Whitaker grounds a double down the right field line off Scott Kamieniecki.
In his next at-bat, Sweet Lou slams a home run to deep right field. Whitaker is the seventh Tiger to reach the 2,000-hit mark and the first since his teammate Alan Trammell who did it in 1991.
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2000: The Detroit Tigers released Masao Kida.

2004: The Detroit Tigers signed James Baldwin as a free agent.

2005: Infielder Placido Polanco is sent by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for reliever Ugueth Urbina and utility infielder Ram?n Martinez. Urbina, a two-time All-Star as a closer, will become the setup man for Billy Wagner in Philadelphia, and Polanco will become the starting second baseman in Detroit.

2006: The Detroit Tigers drafted Andrew Miller in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed August 8, 2006.
2006: The Detroit Tigers drafted Brennan Boesch in the 3rd round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2006.
2006: The Detroit Tigers drafted Scott Sizemore in the 5th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2006.
2006: The Detroit Tigers drafted Angel Castro in the 13th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2006.
2006: The Detroit Tigers drafted Duane Below in the 19th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2006.
2006: The Detroit Tigers drafted Casey Fien in the 20th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2006.
2006: The Detroit Tigers drafted Kevin Chapman in the 42nd round of the 2006 amateur draft, but was not signed.

2007: Trevor Hoffman pitches a scoreless 9th inning in a Padres win over the Dodgers for his 500th save. He is the first to reach this mark.

2012: The Detroit Tigers drafted A.J. Minter in the 38th round of the 2012 amateur draft, but was not signed.

2013: The Detroit Tigers drafted Corey Knebel in the 1st round (39th pick) of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2013.

2014: The Detroit Tigers drafted Grayson Greiner in the 3rd round of the 2014 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2014.
2014: The Detroit Tigers drafted Artie Lewicki in the 8th round of the 2014 amateur draft. Player signed July 7, 2014.

2015: David Price strikes out 11 and holds the White Sox to 5 hits in a complete game win.
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2016: Michael Fulmer holds the Blue Jays to 2 hits over 6 shutout innings, preserving his total of 1 run allowed over his first four career starts and the Tigers beat the blue jays 11 - 0.

2017: The Detroit Tigers released A.J. Achter.

2018: The Detroit Tigers signed Jacob Turner as a free agent.
2018: The Detroit Tigers drafted Garrett Hill in the 26th round of the 2018 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2018.

2018: Hall of Famer Red Schoendienst, a Cardinals icon who won World Series titles as both a player and a manager, passes away at the age of 95. He was the oldest living Hall of Famer, a title which now passes to Tom Lasorda.

Tigers players and coaches birthdays:

Izzy Goldstein 1932.

Chet Morgan 1935, 1938.

Merv Rettenmund coach 2002.

Dave Bergman 1984-1992.

Eddie Bonine 2008-2010.

Collin Balester 2012.

Tyler Collins 2014-2017.

Will Vest 2022-present.

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HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY.
Totally Tigers

Well, now we know why Scott Harris said last week that the Tigers weren’t going to be spending big money on free agents in the near future.
And we really can’t fault him for saying that as it turns out.
Harris stated that the Tigers need to establish the foundation of the roster and identify who will become the core. And many fans are just now learning how much there really is to do.
 
Ilitch Sports + Entertainment, Detroit Tigers Announce Top-Tier Premium Seating Experiences at Comerica Park. (for a team in a perennial rebuild).
IlitchNewsHub
 
Ilitch Sports + Entertainment, Detroit Tigers Announce Top-Tier Premium Seating Experiences at Comerica Park. (for a team in a perennial rebuild).
IlitchNewsHub

Tigers unveil plans for Home Plate Club and premium seating in 2025.
Tigers official site
 
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The Tigers have announced the following roster moves:
Placed RHP Alex Faedo on the 15-day injured list with right hip inflammation.
Recalled RHP Mason "Beavis" Englert from Triple A Toledo.
 
Premium-seating enhancements on way for Comerica Park.
Detnews

Detroit Tigers announce Home Plate Club as part of new premium seating at Comerica Park.
Freep

Tigers unveil plans for new seating, home plate club at Comerica Park.
Mlive
 
June 7 in Tigers and mlb history:

1906: The Chicago Cubs, now in first place again, score 11 runs in the first inning off Christy Mathewson and Joe McGinnity en route to a 19 - 0 humiliating defeat of the New York Giants. Mathewson gives up six walks and McGinnity leaves after the second inning. Jack Pfiester allows just three hits as he coasts to the win, the worst beating in Giants franchise history.

1908: The Detroit Tigers turn a triple play against the Boston Red Sox for the second day in a row, but Boston wins.
The two tri-killings in two games is a unique major league record.

1913: At the Polo Grounds, the New York Yankees finally win a game, 3 - 2, over the Chicago White Sox. The Yanks are now 10-34.

1915: Ty Cobb leads off the 8th with a double and scores the tying run: Tigers take the lead in the 9th and win 3-2 over the yankees.
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1915: The Detroit Tigers purchased Bill Steen from the Cleveland Indians.

1926: The Detroit Tigers selected Wilbur Cooper off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

1927: At Yankee Stadium, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig hit back-to-back home runs in the 4th inning, off Tommy Thomas, to beat the Chicago White Sox, 4 - 1, and increase the Yankees' lead over Chicago to two games.

1931: With Sunday baseball still prohibited in Philadelphia, the Athletics make a one-day trip to visit the Detroit Tigers. The Athletics win, 12 - 2, and leave 18 men on base.

1932: Pitcher Jack Quinn, at age 47, becomes the oldest player in major league history to have an extra-base hit (a double) as the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs, 9 - 2. Julio Franco will break the record over 70 years later.

1935: Gee Walker goes 3-for-4 with 2 home runs, but the Tigers lose 9-8 to the white sox.

1938 - At Fenway Park, umpire Bill McGowan, who had tossed Johnny Allen on Opening Day, orders the Cleveland Indians pitcher to cut off part of a shirt sleeve which is dangling as he pitches, distracting the batter. Allen refuses and walks off the mound. He is fined $250 by Cleveland manager Oscar Vitt, who makes a pitching change to avoid a forfeit. Cleveland wins the game, 7 - 5, as team owner Alva Bradley hurries to the Boston Red Sox and buys the shirt for $250. The shirt is then displayed at Higbee's Department Store - owned by Bradley's brother, and later makes its way to the Hall of Fame museum in Cooperstown.

1939: In his first at bat since April 29, Joe DiMaggio hits a triple to pace the New York Yankees to a 5 - 2 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park.

1942: Roy Campanella & the Baltimore Elite Giants play the New York Cuban Stars in a doubleheader at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium.
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1947: The Detroit Tigers purchased Chet Laabs from the Philadelphia Athletics.

1957: Baseball legend Jackie Robinson & Martin Luther King Jr. receive honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from Howard University.

1961: The Los Angeles Angels traded Jerry Casale to the Detroit Tigers for Jim Donohue.

1966: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob Reed in the 2nd round of the 1966 amateur draft (June Secondary).
1966: The Detroit Tigers drafted Les Cain in the 4th round of the 1966 amateur draft.
1966: The Detroit Tigers drafted Darrell Evans in the 5th round of the 1966 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
1966: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bill Zepp in the 8th round of the 1966 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
1966: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jim Johnson in the 36th round of the 1966 amateur draft, but was not signed.

1966: Bill Freehan's sac fly in the 7th scores Willie Horton, Tigers win 2-1 over the red sox.

1967: The last-place New York Yankees have the first pick in the free-agent draft and use it to take Ron Blomberg. Blomberg will be the first designated hitter in major league history.

1967: Tigers in another beanball brawl with the f'n asswipe oakland a's.

1968: The Detroit Tigers drafted Elliott Maddox in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1968 amateur draft (June Secondary).
1968: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob Molinaro in the 2nd round of the 1968 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1968.
1968: The Detroit Tigers drafted Ross Grimsley in the 8th round of the 1968 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1968: The Detroit Tigers drafted Marv Lane in the 10th round of the 1968 amateur draft.
1968: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob Strampe in the 18th round of the 1968 amateur draft.
1968: The Detroit Tigers drafted Don Leshnock in the 23rd round of the 1968 amateur draft.

1968: Down one in the bottom of the 9th to the 2nd-place Indians, Mickey Stanley hits a walk-off triple that scores two to give the Tigers the 5 - 4 win over the indians.

1973: The Texas Rangers select high school pitching phenom David Clyde with the first overall pick in the 1973 amateur draft and will bring him straight to the major leagues, a move that will have a detrimental impact on his future.
Dave Winfield, picked fourth overall by the San Diego Padres, will also go straight to the major leagues, but with much better results; Winfield was also taken in the NBA and NFL drafts.
John Stearns is taken second by the Philadelphia Phillies (and was also picked in the NFL draft), and the Milwaukee Brewers, picking third, take Robin Yount, who will be their starting shortstop by the 1974 Opening Day.

1977: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bill Laskey in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
1977: The Detroit Tigers drafted Darrell Brown in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
1977: The Detroit Tigers drafted Rick Peters in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
1977: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bruce Robbins in the 14th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
1977: The Detroit Tigers drafted Willie Lozado in the 18th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.

1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Rich Monteleone in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Scott Kamieniecki in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Colin Ward in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Pittaro in the 6th round of the 1982 amateur draft.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Doug Baker in the 9th round of the 1982 amateur draft.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Steve Ziem in the 12th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jeff Robinson in the 14th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Don Heinkel in the 30th round of the 1982 amateur draft.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Don Gordon in the 31st round of the 1982 amateur draft.

1984: Ruppert Jones hits a 3-run homer and the Tigers beat Blue Jays 5-3 for 40th win of the season.
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1987: The Detroit Tigers signed Rudy Pemberton as an amateur free agent.

1991: The Tigers beat the Angels 5-0. Frank Tanana pitched a complete game shutout for Detroit. With 2 outs in the 5th, Tony Phillips & Lou Whitaker hit back-to-back homers off Fernando Valenzuela.

1996: The St. Louis Cardinals traded Miguel Inzunza (minors) and Tom Urbani to the Detroit Tigers for Micah Franklin and Brian Maxcy.

1996: Tigers beat the first-place Yankees on a single by Travis Fryman that scores Curtis Pride from first in the bottom of the 9th at #TigerStadium, for just their 2nd win in their last 21 games. Pride finishes with 4 hits including 2 doubles.

1997: Kimera Bartee steals 6 bases in a game with the Toledo Mud Hens.

1998: Hall of Famer Eddie Murray has his uniform number 33 retired by the Baltimore Orioles during a ceremony at Camden Yards.

2004: The Detroit Tigers drafted Justin Verlander in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed October 25, 2004.
A pitcher from Old Dominion, Verlander signs a deal with the Tigers and makes his first big league start the following July. By 2006 Verlander is contributing to the Tigers and helping them to the American League pennant. Verlander had a year for the ages in 2011 with a 24 and 5 record, while leading the league in Strikeouts, earned run average, and several other pitching categories. 15 year later to the day, Verlander is on his way to a first ballot inductee to the Hall Of Fame.

2004: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jeff Frazier in the 3rd round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 2004.
2004: The Detroit Tigers drafted Brent Dlugach in the 6th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 2004.
2004: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Carpenter in the 7th round of the 2004 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2004: The Detroit Tigers drafted Luke French in the 8th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2004.
2004: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Martin in the 18th round of the 2004 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2004: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Schwinden in the 43rd round of the 2004 amateur draft, but was not signed.

2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Cameron Maybin in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed September 1, 2005.
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2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Robinson in the 3rd round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Kevin Whelan in the 4th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jeff Larish in the 5th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed August 9, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Clete Thomas in the 6th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Anthony Claggett in the 11th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Matthew Joyce in the 12th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Casper Wells in the 14th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Michael Hollimon in the 16th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Burke Badenhop in the 19th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted David Adams in the 21st round of the 2005 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Will Rhymes in the 27th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Alex Avila in the 34th round of the 2005 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Zach Putnam in the 38th round of the 2005 amateur draft, but was not signed.

2007: The Detroit Tigers drafted Rick Porcello in the 1st round (27th pick) of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 2007.
2007: The Detroit Tigers drafted Danny Worth in the 2nd round of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 2007.
2007: The Detroit Tigers drafted Luke Putkonen in the 3rd round of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2007.
2007: The Detroit Tigers drafted Charlie Furbush in the 4th round of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 2007.
2007: The Detroit Tigers drafted Casey Crosby in the 5th round of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed August 14, 2007.
2007: The Detroit Tigers drafted Steve Susdorf in the 27th round of the 2007 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2007: The Detroit Tigers drafted DJ LeMahieu in the 41st round of the 2007 amateur draft, but was not signed.

2010: The Detroit Tigers drafted Nicholas Castellanos in the 1st round (44th pick) of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed August 16, 2010.
2010: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chance Ruffin in the 1st round (48th pick) of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed August 16, 2010.

2011: The Detroit Tigers drafted James McCann in the 2nd round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed August 8, 2011.
2011: The Detroit Tigers drafted Tyler Collins in the 6th round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed July 18, 2011.
2011: The Detroit Tigers drafted Brian Flynn in the 7th round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2011.
2011: The Detroit Tigers drafted Curt Casali in the 10th round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 2011.
2011: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chad Smith in the 17th round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed August 4, 2011.
2011: The Detroit Tigers drafted Guido Knudson in the 28th round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2011.

2013: The Detroit Tigers drafted Buck Farmer in the 5th round of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2013.
2013: The Detroit Tigers drafted Zac Reininger in the 8th round of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2013.

2014: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Gerber in the 15th round of the 2014 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2014.

2016: The Los Angeles Angels purchased Jose Valdez from the Detroit Tigers.

2016: Tigers tie it in the 9th on a double by Miguel Cabrera and win in the 10th on a walk-off single by Ian Kinsler as Tigers beat blue jays 3 - 2.

2022: After losing 12 straight games, negating a good start, the Angels fire manager Joe Maddon and replace him with coach Phil Nevin. Maddon is the second World Series-winning manager to be fired in less than a week, following Joe Girardi who was let go by the Phillies. The Angels lose again tonight, 6 - 5, to the Red Sox to tie the franchise record for consecutive losses at 13.

2023: A rash of forest fires in eastern Canada causes poor air quality throughout the Northeast, and forces the cancellation of two major league games, in New York, NY and Philadelphia, PA. In Toronto, ON, which is closest to the blazes, the Blue Jays play indoors with the Rogers Centre's roof closed to preserve air quality.

Tigers players birthdays:

Ed Wells 1923-1927.

Virgil Vasquez 2007.

Mark Lowe 2016.

Tigers players who passed away:

Bill Burns 1912.

Topper Rigney 1922-1925.

Eddie Lake 1946-1950.

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FIVE FOR FRIDAY.
Totally Tigers

As everyone now knows, Scott Harris has stated that the Tigers will not be ready to add prime free agents until they establish a foundation and have a core group of players.
What he didn’t say is whether the Tigers have some of that core group currently.
And that is today’s exercise – identifying who they may be. And considering that today is Friday, we’re limiting that list to 5 players.

Here are the rules for selecting the players: That player has to be an important cog within the team – and considered to be a long-term player going forward. Given that Harris said it would be a couple years to get this done, we have to work with players we believe will be with the team from 2026 and going forward.
In assembling my list, I have to sadly admit that it didn’t take me very long. I see some players here for the next couple years potentially but maybe not beyond that. Harris is going to churn this roster significantly every season until he gets to the level he wants.

I purposely am not including relievers. Their performance can vary wildly from year to year and most of them don’t have very long shelf lives.
And I also have not included (you may want to sit down for this one) Tarik Skubal. Ironically, he is the first core player to stand out, however, he becomes a free agent after the 2026 season and his agent is Scott Boras who will take him to the highest bidder. Skubal will also be 30 years old at free agency and Boras will want a 5-year minimum contract for him.
I believe the Tigers will trade him after next year before he becomes a rental for a pile of proven players.

Sooooo, who constitutes that core group of players?
 
Series Preview: Detroit Tigers return home to host Milwaukee Brewers this weekend.
Fresh off a solid showing on the road recently, the Motor City Kitties return to Comerica Park for a home stand.
BYBTB
 
Tigers Trade Buddy Kennedy To Phillies.
MLBTR

Detroit Tigers trade Buddy Kennedy to Philadelphia Phillies for cash considerations.
Freep

Tigers trade DFA’d infielder to Phillies for cash considerations.
Mlive
 
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