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Tigers sign C Laird to one-year deal Fri Nov 18 12:21:01 2011 EST
Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Tigers signed catcher Gerald Laird to a one-year contract Friday. After playing for the Tigers in 2009 and 2010, Laird spent last season with the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals, batting .232 with one home run and 12 RBI in 37 games. In 2009, Laird appeared in a career-high 135 games for the Tigers, hitting .225 with four home runs and 33 RBI. In nine MLB seasons with the Cardinals, Tigers and Rangers, the 32-year-old backstop has hit .241 wi
Dodgers sign journeyman C Treanor Tue Nov 15 19:47:30 2011 EST
Matt Treanor to a one-year contract, the club announced Tuesday. The deal includes a club option for the 2013 season. Treanor, 35, began last season with the Kansas City Royals and was shipped to the Texas Rangers at the trade deadline. In 72 games played last season -- 64 starts -- Treanor batted .214 with three home runs and 22 RBI. The eight-year pro has also been a backstop for the Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, Royals and Rangers. He is a .225 career hitter with 16 home runs and 119 RBI.
No surprise: Verlander captures AL Cy Young Award Tue Nov 15 14:03:41 2011 EST
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Detroit Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander was a unanimous selection on Tuesday when the Baseball Writers' Association of America named their American League Cy Young Award winner. Verlander placed first on all 28 ballots cast by two writers from each AL city to garner a total of 196 points based on a tabulation system that rewards seven points for first place, four for second, three for third, two for fourth and one for fifth. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim rig
Verlander should be a unanimous choice for AL Cy Young Award Mon Nov 14 16:39:05 2011 EST
igures to come from Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim righty Jered Weaver, who was 18-8 this past season despite having the league's second-lowest run support. Tampa Bay righty James Shields, who led the majors with 11 complete games, and New York's CC Sabathia, who won 19 games and struck out 230 batters, should also garner some votes, but all figure to finish well back of Verlander. The National League winner will be announced on Thursday. THE SPORTS NETWORK PICK: JUSTIN VERLANDER, DETROIT TIGERS
Thome returns to Philadelphia Sat Nov  5 14:21:34 2011 EST
adline. In 93 games between the clubs, Thome hit 15 home runs and drove in 50. The native of Peoria, Illinois also became the eighth player in major league history to hit 600 home runs when he cracked Nos. 599 and 600 on August 15 against the Detroit Tigers. He currently has 604 homers to his credit, and ranks third among active players with 17 postseason longballs. Thome memorably reached the 400-homer plateau during a game in Philadelphia against the Cincinnati Reds in June of 2004. The 41-yea
Report: Thome to return to Phillies Fri Nov  4 19:34:09 2011 EST
trade deadline. In 93 games between the teams, Thome hit 15 home runs and drove in 50 runs. Thome became only the eighth player in major league history to hit 600 home runs when he cracked both Nos. 599 and 600 on August 15, 2011 against the Detroit Tigers. Thome will be a solid short term replacement at first base for Philadelphia while Ryan Howard recovers from a torn Achilles he suffered on the final play of Game 5 of the National League Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Once
Verlander named Player of the Year by peers Thu Nov  3 22:12:09 2011 EST
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander was honored as Player of the Year in voting among his major league peers. Verlander, also named the American League's Most Outstanding Pitcher, had a career year as the ace of a formidable Tigers staff. He finished with a record of 24-5, 250 strikeouts and a career-low earned run average of 2.40. He led the Tigers to a 95-win season and their first division title since they won the AL East in 1987. Los Angeles Dodgers ace C
Yankees sign Cashman to three-year deal Tue Nov  1 12:15:50 2011 EST
r Cashman's watch, the Yankees set a major league record by earning a playoff berth in each of his first 10 seasons (1998-2007) at the helm. New York completed the 2011 season with a 97-65 record and finished atop the AL East, but fell to the Detroit Tigers in a five-game ALDS. Cashman currently holds the third-longest tenure of any general manager in baseball, and is the longest-serving Yankees GM since Ed Barrow -- who stayed at the post from 1920 until 1945. The Long Island native has compile
Tigers exercise 2012 option on Valverde Fri Oct 28 11:17:26 2011 EST
Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Tigers have exercised the 2012 contract option on closer Jose Valverde, who led the American League with 49 saves during the 2011 season. Valverde was perfect in each of his save opportunities this season, becoming just the third pitcher to convert each of his save chances while posting at least 40 saves. Eric Gagne of the Los Angeles Dodgers converted all 55 of his opportunities in 2003 and Brad Lidge was perfect on 41 chances for the Philadelphia Phi
Rangers eye series lead, as Fall Classic shifts to Arlington Sat Oct 22 10:18:24 2011 EST
y good closer -- to pull off a victory like that was really big." Matt Harrison takes the hill for the Rangers this evening, as he makes his first appearance since giving up two runs and three hits in five innings of a no-decision against the Detroit Tigers in Game 4 of the ALCS. After winning 14 games in the regular season, Harrison is 1-0 in the playoffs with a 4.22 ERA. "All we have to do is win three, and I think we have the guys to do it," said Harrison, who was 8-5 at home this season with
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