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After Willie Mays' death, Rickwood Field game takes on renewed significance
Willie Mays began his professional baseball career with the Birmingham Black Barons, who barnstormed the Jim Crow South as a member of the Negro Southern League.
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Willie Mays began his professional baseball career with the Birmingham Black Barons, who barnstormed the Jim Crow South as a member of the Negro Southern League.
Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. said of Willie Mays: "He'll always be the godfather of all center fielders."
Mays was a 24-time All-Star and his iconic over-the-shoulder catch is still considered one of the greatest in the history of the game.
A solo shot and a two-run double from rookie Justyn-Henry Malloy was just what the Tigers needed in a 7-2 victory over the Washington Nationals.
As the summer days are getting longer, the Detroit Tigers' leash is getting shorter.
Willie Mays hasn't played in a Major League Baseball game in more than 50 years — but he just earned new stats.
Jack Flaherty allowed one hit over 6 2/3 innings, Akil Baddoo, Riley Greene and Gio Urshela hit home runs and the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 5-0.
The immediate impact will see Josh Gibson, one of the baseball's greatest players, take multiple records from the likes of Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth.
Wednesday's game at Comerica Park will now be a doubleheader, with the first game scheduled for 12:40 p.m. and the second about 40 minutes after the first game ends.
Ángel Hernández unsuccessfully sued Major League Baseball for racial discrimination.
Replay reviews were unavailable to the Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers throughout much of their game at Comerica Park because of a technical issue that affected both team broadcasts.
Detroit will officially debut its uniforms at Comerica Park on Friday against the Houston Astros.
The game between the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals has been postposed Monday night because of inclement weather.
Gio Urshela had an RBI single and Matt Vierling scored on a wild pitch in the eighth inning to put Detroit ahead, and the Tigers' pitchers continued their solid play to beat the Texas Rangers 4-2.
Gio Urshela, Kerry Carpenter and Jake Rogers all delivered RBI singles in the ninth inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied past the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3.
Bryan Reynolds hit his 100th career home run as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 7-4.
Gio Urshela's two-out double in the eighth inning brought in the go-ahead run as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Okaland Athletics in their homer opener 5-4 on Friday.
The Detroit Tigers open their 2024 home season on Friday with a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics.
Friday will be the Detroit Tigers' 124th official Opening Day game.
The Detroit Tigers were on a roll after beating the New York Mets in the first game of a doubleheader Thursday, but that undefeated record was short-lived after losing the second game.
The Tigers take on the Oakland Athletics at 1:10 p.m. ET on Friday, April 5.
For the second consecutive day, the scheduled game between the Detroit Tigers and New York Mets has been postponed because of rain.
Tuesday's game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Mets has been postponed due to weather, the teams announced.
Tarik Skubal pitched six innings of three-hit ball and the Detroit Tigers opened a promising season on a winning note, beating the Chicago White Sox 1-0.
The Detroit Tigers open their 2024 season on Thursday against the Chicago White Sox in a three-game road series.
Polls show Americans' trust in the Supreme Court has never been lower, especially in light of ethical lapses that lead observers to question the impartiality of the justices.
Some Democrats question Biden's ability to campaign in the 2024 presidential election, divide over whether he should be the nominee, after voters say Trump won debate.
Hurricane warnings are already in effect in Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Tobago.
Brandsegg-Nygard is the first Norwegian player selected in the first round of the NHL Draft.
Hurricane Beryl is forecast to strengthen into a "dangerous major hurricane" before reaching Barbados and the Windward Islands late Sunday.
Denise Ezell filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, saying she still has not received the money since winning on Oct. 30, 2023.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said the difference between Biden and Trump "could not be clearer" following the first presidential debate of the year.
Polls show Americans' trust in the Supreme Court has never been lower, especially in light of ethical lapses that lead observers to question the impartiality of the justices.
The Dearborn Heights City Council approved the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, avoiding a citywide shutdown on July 1.
Some Democrats question Biden's ability to campaign in the 2024 presidential election, divide over whether he should be the nominee, after voters say Trump won debate.
American automakers are pushing back against a federal safety ruling that involves automatic emergency braking technology in new cars.
Dearborn Village Ford general sales manager Jay Sturtz says they're resorting to good old-fashioned pen and paper while they wait for CDK to come back online.
The board of General Motors approved another $6 billion share repurchase as the Detroit automaker continues to build momentum in 2024.
United Auto Workers union President Shawn Fain and other union leaders are under investigation by a federal court-appointed monitor, according to a court filing.
Stellantis-owned Chrysler is recalling more than 211,000 SUVs and pickup trucks in the U.S., due to a software malfunction that could disable the cars' electronic stability control systems.
Martin Mull came to national fame with a recurring role on the Norman Lear-created satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," and the starring role in its spinoff, "Fernwood 2 Night."
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Alec Baldwin's attorneys say the involuntary manslaughter charge against him for the "Rust" shooting that killed Halyna Hutchins should be dismissed.
If you're a car enthusiast, the M1 Concourse in Pontiac is gearing up for a jam-packed season.
In 1999, a series about a New Jersey crime family premiered on HBO; it would change television. Series creator David Chase, and stars Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa, discuss the personal and cultural impact of "The Sopranos."
Polls show Americans' trust in the Supreme Court has never been lower, especially in light of ethical lapses that lead observers to question the impartiality of the justices.
Hurricane warnings are already in effect in Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Tobago.
Martin Mull came to national fame with a recurring role on the Norman Lear-created satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," and the starring role in its spinoff, "Fernwood 2 Night."
The Supreme Court overruled a 40-year-old decision that said federal courts should defer to agencies in certain cases. Here's what it means.
CDK outage forecast to slow auto sales by 7.2% in June, pushing demand into July.
The FDA said its study better simulated how commercial milk processing kills the bird flu virus, H5N1.
"We can serve payers very effectively from the footprint that remains," CEO Tim Wentworth says of the coming Walgreens closures.
A Rochester mother is concerned about her 16-year-old son's allergy medication after she says it arrived at their home without the equipment to keep it at a certain temperature.
A Michigan Court of Claims judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking abortion regulations including the 24-hour waiting period, "informed consent" and a ban on advanced practice clinicians providing abortion care.
Medicina Scarlett in Southwest Detroit is now offering its services in English and Spanish to bridge a gap in health care.
Brandsegg-Nygard is the first Norwegian player selected in the first round of the NHL Draft.
Akshay Bhatia shot a 5-under 67 that included a free drop after his golf ball fell into a fairway drain at Detroit Golf Club.
Detroit City FC heads back on the road this Saturday, traveling down to South Beach to face off against Miami FC.
The lawsuit against the NFL covered 2.4 million residential subscribers and 48,000 businesses who paid for the "Sunday Ticket" package of out-of-market games.
The Detroit Pistons have taken forward Bobi Klintman on Thursday in the 2024 NBA Draft after trading with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg appear on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters this Sunday.
The University of Michigan's Ross School of Business is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
The three top elected county leaders essentially run the Metro Detroit region.
U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar appears on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters and talks about the mental health crisis impacting the nation, the fallout of the war in Gaza and his re-election campaign.
Lisa Ford appears on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters and talks about Michigan Central Station, which her husband, Bill Ford, Executive Chair of Ford Motor Co., decided to bring back to life in 2018.
We'll see below-average temperatures, breezy conditions, and partly cloudy skies today.
The Dearborn Heights City Council approved the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, avoiding a citywide shutdown on July 1.
This year marks the sixth year that the Detroit Golf Club hosted the Rocket Mortgage Classic, but the history of the course goes back much further than that.
Golfer Nick Bienz, who went viral for qualifying for the Rocket Mortgage Classic after drinking three beers, joined CBS News Detroit to talk about competing in the tournament.
The community said its final goodbyes to fallen Oakland County Sheriff Deputy Brad Reckling at Apostolic Church in Auburn Hills, where his visitation and funeral took place on Friday.