Omar Infante

Tigers make another wave of roster cuts, 29 left in major league camp

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MLB: Spring Training-Baltimore Orioles at Detroit Tigers

Prior to their afternoon spring tune-up on Wednesday, the Tigers announced more roster moves, some more notable than others. The Tigers today announced the following roster moves. pic.twitter.com/FGJIjSMfe8 — Tigers PR (@DetroitTigersPR) March 29, 2017 Lefty reliever Blaine Hardy was in contention for a spot in the bullpen come Opening Day. He will however likely … Read more

Why JaCoby Jones should start in center field for the Detroit Tigers

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MLB: Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers

As of today, there are two weeks left until Opening Day, that unofficial/official holiday all baseball fans look forward to each spring. And, given that today is the first day of Spring, the season of re-birth, it’s time the center field competition for the Detroit Tigers gets called. The winner: JaCoby Jones. With the new season upon … Read more

Dan Dickerson sees bright future for Tigers

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MLB: Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers

This morning upon arriving at Joker Merchant Stadium, radio play-by-play announcer (and one of the best in the game, in my opinion) Dan Dickerson, couldn’t contain his excitement about Detroit Tigers baseball. Dickerson began by posting pictures of the updated stadium, then proceeded to give a bright outlook on this Tigers team. Via Dickerson’s Twitter: “Happy … Read more

Could Omar Infante be a contender to play CF for the Tigers?

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MLB: Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers

When the Tigers signed veteran infielder and former Tiger Omar Infante to a minor league deal back in December, the widely-believed thought was that he would be competing for a backup infield position on the club and give the incumbents a run for their money. But I guess his invite to spring training means fighting for … Read more

Tigers invite 22 players to major league spring training

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The Detroit Tigers have announced their list of Spring Training invitees for 2017. The Tigers announced today that 22 players have been invited to major league camp as non-roster invitees this spring in Lakeland, FL. pic.twitter.com/t9sgU8qhMt — Tigers PR (@DetroitTigersPR) January 11, 2017 The 22 invitees are comprised of ten pitchers, five outfielders, four infielders … Read more

Tigers ink Omar Infante, former Spartan A.J. Achter and 13 others to minor league deals

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Friday marked the busiest day of the off-season for the Detroit Tigers, although it was a day that is pretty common for teams around this time. They agreed to terms with more than a dozen players to minor league deals, with some more notable names among the bunch. Among those is former Tiger second baseman Omar Infante. … Read more

Former Tigers Farmhands: Where are they now?

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The Detroit Tigers have been one of the more aggressive franchises in baseball over the last handful of seasons because they are in ‘win now’ mode. Whether it is former team general manager Dave Dombrowski or current GM Al Avila, the man calling the shots has been given the green light by longtime owner Mike Ilitch. The team has … Read more

Series recap: Tigers drop second consecutive intradivision series

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The Detroit Tigers came home this Mother’s Day weekend hoping to forget about the way their recent 10-game road trip ended in Chicago earlier in the week. They were greeted by the Kansas City Royals for the second time in a week. The series was one of the biggest early in the 2015 season, so much so … Read more

Southsiders Level Tigers; Miguel Bows Out Of Derby; Omar to DL; Jhonny Faces 50 Games

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[show_scoreboard scbd_id=”67″]   DETROIT, Michigan — Justin Verlander was knocked around to begin the 8th inning, and the bullpen fell flat as the White Sox punched out 23 hits in their 11-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night at Comerica Park. Detroit was coming off its longest road trip of the season, and … Read more