Detroit Tigers

Al Kaline (Photo credit should read JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP/Getty Images)

By The Numbers: Al Kaline Was The Ultimate Pro’s Pro

Kaline never played a day of minor league baseball. He wore the Tigers’ uniform with class. He was the perfect No. 3 hitter, and quite possibly the best fielding right-fielder that many baseball fans ever saw.

2013/04/18

CC Sabathia (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Sabathia And Yankees Bullpen Combine To Shut Out Tigers

CC Sabathia put in a strong seven-inning outing as the Yankees shut out the Tigers at Comerica Park.

2013/04/07

Phil Hughes (credit: Ed Zurga/Getty Images)

Tigers Hit The Yankees Hard, Bombers Slump To 1-4 Start

The Yankees are off to a 1-4 start to begin the season after failing to the Tigers 8-4 on Saturday.

2013/04/06

Phil Hughes (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

Yankees Activate Hughes To Start Against Tigers, Eppley Sent Down To Triple-A

Yankees have activated Phil Hughes from the DL. He will start Saturday night against the Tigers. To make room, the Yankees sent reliever Cody Eppley to Triple-A.

2013/04/06

Shawn Kelley (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

Eduardo Nunez Leaves Game Injured In Yanks’ Series-Opening Loss To Tigers

Eduardo Nunez, filling in for injured shortstop Derek Jeter, left the game in the fourth inning after being hit by a pitch as Ivan Nova and the Yankees fell to the Tigers in the opener of the three-game series.

2013/04/05

Justin Verlander (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

By The Numbers: One Man’s Opinion — Why The Tigers Needed To Keep Verlander

Overall, the Tigers should be very satisfied with hanging onto Verlander for at least another five years. Although the price tag was high, he is a vital contributor to the team’s success.

2013/04/01

Matt Harvey (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

Fister Out-Duels Harvey, Detroit Shuts Down Split Squad Mets

The split squad Mets were defeated by the Tigers 9-4 on Sunday.

2013/03/24

Kevin Youkilis (Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images)

Yankees Fall To Tigers, Youkilis Records Two RBIs In Loss

Kevin Youkilis collected two RBIs in the Yankees 10-6 defeat to Detroit on Saturday.

2013/03/23

Hiroki Kuroda (credit: Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

Split Squad Yankees Shut Out By The Phillies 7-0

Brennan Boesch made his Yankees’ debut and went 0-or-3 Saturday as a New York split squad lost 7-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.

2013/03/16

Jordany Valdespin (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

Jordany Valdespin Picks Wrong Day To Forgo Cup, Takes Fastball To Nether Region

After tweeting “No body cant stop me (sic),” Valdespin was indeed stopped — by a Justin Verlander fastball to the you-know-what. And he wasn’t wearing a cup.

2013/03/12

Tigers Relying On Bruce Rondon To Bolster Back Of Bullpen

The 22-year-old right-hander dominated three levels of the minors last year, earning Detroit’s Minor League Pitcher of the Year Award.

2013/03/07

Ivan Nova (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)

Successful Start For Nova, Yanks Beat Tigers 10-3

Nova allowed an infield single over two scoreless innings and the New York Yankees stopped a seven-game losing streak by beating a Detroit Tigers split squad 10-3 on Saturday.

2013/03/02