Maybe the Chicago White Sox really do have some explosive hitters this year. Check out what happened to Detroit Tigers catcher Alex Avila last night. In the eighth inning last night against the White Sox, Avila took a foul ball off his facemask that appeared to knock one of the bars loose. Upon closer inspection, [...]

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Justin Verlander became MLB’s first 20-game winner this season in last night’s Detroit Tigers 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Verlander wasn’t perfect, but got the job done. Check it out below. Incoming search terms:justin verlanderminnesota twins fienjustin verlander 2011pics adrian peterson

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Jim Thome went hitless last night, but he still received a warm welcome in Cleveland homecoming after almost 10 years away. An added bonus, the Indians put an end to their losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals. The Indians are currently in second place, just 6 & 1/2 games behind [...]

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Sparky Anderson, the manager who guided three MLB teams to World Championships, died today at 76 years of age. Anderson died from complications from dementia in California. Sparky Anderson led baseball’s “Big Red Machine” Cincinnati Reds teams to World Series victories in 1975 and 1976 and managed the Detroit Tigers to their World Title in [...]

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Former Detroit Tigers manager Sparky Anderson is seriously ill. UPDATE: Sparky Anderson has died. In a statement released by his family today, it was revealed that Anderson, 76, “has been placed in the care of hospice at his home in Thousand Oaks, California, for complications resulting from dementia.” Included in the announcement was an expression [...]

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The Detroit Tigers have finally begun to accept the fact that they must move on without their hot releiver Joel Zumaya. The team has recalled right-handed pitcher Casey Fien from Triple-A Toledo and he’ll be in the bullpen for tonight’s game vs. the Minnesota Twine. Zumaya officially went on the 15-day DL on Tuesday with [...]

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Ernie Harwell, the Hall of Fame broadcaster who was at one time the voice of the Detroit Tigers, has died. He was 92. Harwell died Tuesday at his home in Michigan, the Tigers confirmed. He had been diagnosed with cancer of the bile duct last year. “All of Major League Baseball is in mourning tonight [...]

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