Javier Báez Won’t Play in World Baseball Classic Due to International Suspension He’s serving a two-year ban that began in 2024. Sports Illustrated · Feb 6
Tigers vs. Mariners: Three Bold Predictions for Detroit, Seattle in ALDS Clash The Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners will meet in the AL Division Series highlighted by Tigers ace Tarik Skubal and Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh. Here are three bold predictions as Detroit and Seattle meet for a trip to the ALCS. Sports Illustrated · Oct 3, 2025
SI:AM | MLB Fans Should Welcome Their New Robot Overlords The ABS challenge system is a perfect compromise between the status quo and full robo umps. Sports Illustrated · Sep 24, 2025
Tom Verducci’s 2025 First-Half MLB Awards Ohtani and Judge may be staring down back-to-back MVP awards, but they will have plenty of competition to fend off in the final stretch. Sports Illustrated · Jul 14, 2025
Every MLB Team’s Best and Worst First-Round Draft Pick Since 2000 With the 2025 MLB draft set to kick off Sunday, let's review the highs and lows of each team’s fortunes in the first round this century. Sports Illustrated · Jul 10, 2025
SI:AM | The Tigers Are No Fluke Detroit ended last season on a hot streak and picked up right where it left off. Sports Illustrated · Jun 30, 2025
MLB Power Rankings: Each Team’s Most Disappointing Player Slow starts can no longer be chalked up to small sample sizes. Sports Illustrated · Jun 20, 2025
MLB Awards Front-Runners Through First Quarter of 2025 Season From MVP to Cy Young and beyond, here's which players have made their mark in both leagues through the opening months of the 2025 season. Sports Illustrated · May 16, 2025
The Seven MLB Hitters Who Are Raking With Reinvented Batting Stances It's all in the setup. Sports Illustrated · May 15, 2025
SI:AM | Why Rob Manfred’s Pete Rose Decision Is So Controversial It’s a bad look for a couple of reasons. Sports Illustrated · May 14, 2025
MLB Position Grades: How Teams Addressed the Biggest Weaknesses in Baseball The White Sox had three positions with the lowest OPS+ in the big leagues last year. But how did Chicago, and other clubs, attempt to fix their problems? Sports Illustrated · Mar 17, 2025
Tigers' Javier Báez to Have Season-Ending Surgery on Hip, A.J. Hinch Announces The Detroit shortstop struggled mightily in year three of his long-term deal. Sports Illustrated · Aug 26, 2024
Tigers’ Javier Báez Surprises No One By Opting In for $98 Million Left on Contract Javier Báez will make $98 million over the next four seasons. Sports Illustrated · Nov 7, 2023
Tigers' Rodriguez dominant, Cabrera drives in winning run to beat Royals, 3-2 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Eduardo Rodriguez was certainly the center of attention for trade deadline shoppers Wednesday. Tribune News Service · Jul 20, 2023
Chicago Tribune · Jul 19, 2023 Paul Sullivan: Two years after the great sell-off, are the Cubs in a better position? CHICAGO — The narrative that the Chicago Cubs are facing an Aug. 1 deadline to decide on their future has been bandied about recently, and it makes sense considering two of their biggest stars can leave as free agents at the end of the season.
Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2023 Torkelson hits two homers but Tigers lose slugfest against Royals, 11-10 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Before the game, Spencer Torkelson stirred up a portion of Royals Nation with his half-serious response to a Twitter photo clearly showing Kansas City’s Monday night starter Jordan Lyles with a strip of sticky stuff on his left wrist.
Tribune News Service · Jul 6, 2023 Tigers bounce back, rough up A's in shutout fashion DETROIT — That's a little more like it.
Chicago Tribune · Jul 1, 2023 Justin Steele dominates again and Nick Madrigal redeems himself after ‘bonehead’ mistake in Cubs’ 10-1 win CHICAGO — Nick Madrigal and Christopher Morel Madrigal found themselves in manager David Ross’s doghouse Thursday night after head-scratching bunt attempts in the Chicago Cubs’ 3-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.
Sports Illustrated · Jun 27, 2023 Detroit’s Matt Vierling’s Had the Coolest Slide of the MLB Season Nothing short of magic.
Tribune News Service · Jun 17, 2023 Tigers' offense erupts with Báez, Vierling leading the way in 7-1 win against Twins MINNEAPOLIS — Baseball is stupid, as Eric Haase once famously said.
Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2023 Tigers rally for 8-4 win in series opener against division-leading Twins MINNEAPOLIS — The Tigers were walking a shaky tightrope coming into this series with the Central Division-leading Twins.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 6, 2023 MLB fans roasted Javier Báez after he struck out on another pitch in the opposite batter’s box He looks lost out there.
Sports Illustrated · May 23, 2023 Bobby Witt Jr. Got Totally Bamboozled by a Flying Broken Bat Whoops!
Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023 Tigers' Javier Báez hits bases-loaded double in 10th inning for 8-5 win against Royals KANSAS CITY, Mo. — This one would've left a mark. The Tigers had leads of 3-0 and 5-3. They had base runners in every inning but one. They drew eight walks and had 11 hits. And yet, against a Kansas City Royals team that was 20 games under .500, the…
Tribune News Service · Apr 22, 2023 Adam Frazier’s ground ball gives Orioles walk-off win over Tigers, 2-1, after scoreless streak ends in ninth BALTIMORE — The Orioles were one out away from pitching their third straight shutout and extending their scoreless innings streak to 35.