Astros Boost Rotation With Trade For Verlander
After trading both Verlander and Upton the Tigers are now clearly moving forward with a rebuild.
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After trading both Verlander and Upton the Tigers are now clearly moving forward with a rebuild.
ESPN baseball reporter Jerry Crasnick tweeted shortly after 9 p.m. on Thursday that a source confirmed Verlander will not be moved before midnight.
Long has pitched mostly at Double-A this season, where he has a 2.52 ERA and 1.13 WHIP over 23 starts.
The organization is done toeing the line between rebuilding and retooling on the fly.
Upton was planning to exercise his opt-out had the Tigers kept him, due to the team's rebuild.
The 2017 MLB season has been dominated by offense, but that doesn't mean there haven't been great pitching performances. While the usual suspects like Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer, Chris Sale and Corey Kluber have all been unsurprisingly dominant, there have also been major breakouts from a number of young arms.
Despite entering the campaign with the second-highest payroll in MLB, the Tigers are 18 games below .500 on the eve of September.
A baseball game won't fix Houston's problems. But it will help.
The rest of the schools in the Big Ten released their 2017 rosters nearly a month ago.
Nolan Arenado capped a four-run seventh inning with his 30th homer, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 on Tuesday night.
Sources tell Jon Morosi that the Giants are "interested" in trading for Justin Upton but won't make the move unless they are confident he won't opt-out after this season.
Jon Morosi of MLB Network tweeted today that another team besides the Astros is interested in trading for Justin Verlander. The deadline to make a deal and have a player eligible for the postseason roster is Thursday.
Authorities say Royals pitcher Danny Duffy has been cited for driving under the influence.
The slumping slugger is getting a couple of days off, and the New York Yankees hope the rest will help him find his swing.
Zimmermann (8-11) went five innings and allowed three runs — all in the second.
During his home run binge, Giancarlo Stanton is also content to settle for singles.
Cabrera finished with three hits as Detroit won for just the fifth time in 20 games.
Cabrera's last home run came on July 28 against the Houston Astros.
White Sox topped Tigers with a walk-off single in the bottom of the 9th on Friday evening.
According to Major League Baseball, Cabrera's punishment was "for inciting the first bench-clearing incident and fighting."
That clearly didn't sit well with Gardner, who immediately charged Ausmus' way.
There were peacemakers in Thursday's brawl between the Tigers and Yankees, and there were flamethrowers.
"I mean, I'm gonna get a penalty regardless, so it is what it is. This isn't my first rodeo."
He added that he didn't care for the Yankees' high-and-mighty attitude.
Five players were ejected, along with both managers and the Yankees' bench coach.
There is increased security at a downtown Detroit convention center ahead of next week's presidential election.
Ford is temporarily halting production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck as motorists cool on EVs.
Rapper Young Thug, whose given name is Jeffery Williams, pleaded guilty Thursday to gang, drug and gun charges.
There are less than 1,000 of these rare ghost orchids left in the wild.
In Detroit's 42-29 win over Seattle on Sept. 30, Goff set an NFL record by completing all 18 of his passes.
The medical examiner's office was unable to determine the man's cause of death but estimated that he died between 2006 and 2008.
There is increased security at a downtown Detroit convention center ahead of next week's presidential election.
Ford is temporarily halting production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck as motorists cool on EVs.
Michigan officials say two clerks in the Upper Peninsula have been removed from their election duties after expressing plans to conduct a hand count of votes in Tuesday's election.
Prosecutors allege that a non-U.S. citizen registered to vote and cast a ballot at an early voting site on Sunday, Oct. 27 in Ann Arbor.
Shipments dropped by 20% to 1.2 million vehicles in the third quarter from 1.5 million a year earlier.
At a rally in Novi over the weekend, Former President Donald Trump promised to save the auto industry in Michigan, and to bring back manufacturing jobs to the state.
The company said after financial markets closed on Monday that it made $892 million from July through September, compared with $1.2 billion it made a year earlier.
The motto for the new INKAS Ram 1500 is "Built for Civilians, Armored Discreetly."
U.S. sales are down and a once-profitable joint venture in China is losing money, but General Motors still managed to post $3 billion in net profits last quarter.
Rapper Young Thug, whose given name is Jeffery Williams, pleaded guilty Thursday to gang, drug and gun charges.
Teri Garr rose from being a background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star in such favorites as "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie."
The lead singer-songwriter for the superstar band Fleetwood Mac who became a superstar solo artist talks about her latest song, "The Lighthouse," that was inspired by her own experience with abortion, and a strong desire to "do something."
Phil Lesh, bassist and founding member of The Grateful Dead, died surrounded by his family, a post on his Instagram said.
Tickets for the Detroit show go on sale at noon Friday at Ticketmaster.
Ford is temporarily halting production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck as motorists cool on EVs.
Former President Donald Trump said that his advisers deemed the line about protecting women "inappropriate."
From haunted houses to Spirit Halloween stores and more, how does your state rank in Halloween spirit? Our one-of-a-kind jack-o-lantern scale will tell you!
Ample job opportunities, low unemployment and reasonable commute times make this the top U.S. state for job seekers, analysis finds.
Prosecutors allege that a non-U.S. citizen registered to vote and cast a ballot at an early voting site on Sunday, Oct. 27 in Ann Arbor.
A new $125 million investment is set to help with school safety and mental health grants.
Some pathogens that contaminate food are even showing up in the U.S. for the first time thanks to climate change.
McDonald's says Quarter Pounders will be back on the menu at hundreds of its restaurants after testing ruled out beef patties as the source of an E. coli outbreak.
A notice to Costco customers urges them not to consume some packages of salmon over concerns it could be contaminated with listeria.
Decision to cut topping comes as officials work to confirm source of E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders.
In Detroit's 42-29 win over Seattle on Sept. 30, Goff set an NFL record by completing all 18 of his passes.
Tobias Harris had 18 points and 14 rebounds in his Philadelphia return and the Detroit Pistons won for the first time in five games this season, beating the 76ers 105-95 on Wednesday night.
Kyle Connor had a goal and two assists to top 500 points for his career, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-2.
It's the eighth World Series title in franchise history for the Boys in Blue, and their second in five years.
The Utah Hockey Club has acquired defenseman Olli Maatta from the Detroit Red Wings for a third-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft.
In Michigan, the Democrats now have control of the governor's mansion and both state houses.
Both party chairs also talked about the ground game as each looks for independent voters and those who haven't voted in a while they hope to inspire to show up on Nov. 5.
Trump and Harris and their anointed representatives continue to make campaign stops in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Flint and other places in Michigan, a critical battleground state.
As Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Tim Walz and JD Vance campaign in the Great Lakes States in rapid succession, the Michigan Matters roundtable weighs in on voters pollsters say are up for grabs in this critical swing state.
Watch Michigan Matters at its new time: 5:30 a.m. Sundays on CBS Detroit, noon Sundays on Detroit 50 WKBD.
Feels more like fall
Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey and Elections Director Daniel Baxter told reporters Thursday in the hall where ballots will be counted Tuesday that security preceding the election and throughout Tuesday night has been stepped up since 2020 when Trump supporters lobbed false accusations of voter fraud at the city.
Troubled carmaker Stellantis on Thursday reported a 27% plunge in net revenues during the third quarter as gaps in launching new products and action to reduce inventories slashed global shipments of new vehicles by 20%.
There are less than 1,000 of these rare ghost orchids left in the wild. They're getting new life in Detroit, hundreds of miles away from their natural habitat in the Everglades.
Clocks will fall back an hour on Sunday for daylight saving time. Dr. Meghna Pathak shares tips on how you can prepare.