Final ex-Tiger who was part of Miguel Cabrera trade calls it a career
1 draft pick in 2006 and key part of the trade for Miguel Cabrera, announced his retirement Thursday. The Tigers sent Miller, Maybin, Dallas Trahern, Blake Badenhop and Mike Rabelo to Florida to get Cabrera, who is 13 hits shy of 3,000 career hits. Miller was the sixth overall pick in the 2006 draft and joined the Tigers’ major-league team that season.. In 38 2/3 post-season innings, Miller allowed 20 hits and struck out 54. MOREEx-Tigers pitcher signs for second time with Chicago CubsFormer Tigers star Nick Castellanos signs $100 million deal with RedsEx-Tigers pitcher posts goodbye note to Detroit fans after signing with GiantsEx-Tigers pitcher signs with Boston Red SoxEx-Tigers left-hander signs to join San Diego bullpen
mlive.comMLB pushes labor-deal deadline to Tuesday for March 31 start
Major League Baseball extended its deadline for salvaging opening day and a 162-game season until Tuesday at 5 p.m. after a marathon of 13 bargaining sessions over 16 1/2 hours produced progress toward a deal but left the sides still far apart.
MLB players withdraw free agency shift as labor talks resume
Locked-out Major League Baseball players removed the first of three major obstacles to a labor contract, withdrawing their proposal for more liberalized free agency when the sides met face-to-face for the first time since the management lockout began Dec. 1.
A closer look at Eduardo Rodriguez: 4 things to know about Tigers’ new starter
When the Detroit Tigers finalize their five-year deal with left-handed pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez, it will represent the club’s most significant investment in pitching since 2015. The 28-year-old native of Venezuela has been a reliable and consistent starter in six seasons with the Boston Red Sox. Rodriguez rejected the Red Sox’ one-year, $18.4 million qualifying offer because he knew he’d have plenty of suitors. Although we’re calling it a five-year, $77 million deal, you could also look at it as a two-year, $28 million deal that includes a player option for three years and $49 million. The Red Sox ultimately dealt Miller to the Baltimore Orioles for a young pitcher that they really liked named Eduardo Rodriguez.
mlive.comDelta variant symptoms in children: What are they? Are they different from other COVID strains?
Does the Delta variant of COVID-19 produce different symptoms in children? “We are seeing outbreaks in countries like Israel set off from the Delta strain spreading in schools,” Dr. Miller said. The symptoms of the Delta COVID variant differ slightly from the original virus strain. Dr. Ganesh Manudhane, a cardiologist in Mumbai, India, told Bloomberg News he has also seen patients with the Delta variant who have small blood clots. Miller and other scientists believe the Delta variant of COVID is more contagious across all age groups over other strains, but not necessarily more transmissible in children.
mlive.comRecord onslaught: Dodgers score 11 in 1st to rout Cards 14-3
Cody Bellinger had a grand slam and six RBIs as the Dodgers scored their most runs in one inning of a regular-season game since moving to Los Angeles, piling up 11 in the bottom of the first during a 14-3 blowout over the St. Louis Cardinals.
Jose Abreu tests positive for virus; Miller says he had it
Chicago White Sox general manager Rick Hahn adjusts his face covering as he watches players during baseball spring training Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Phoenix. When he walks in the door, it’s going to be a huge moment for the 2021 White Sox. The guys can’t wait to see him, and he can’t wait to see them.”AdAbreu helped the White Sox return to the playoffs for the first time since 2008. In the first batch of results disclosed by the league last Friday, 13 positive tests were found among 4,336 samples. It will be the first time since last spring training that they played in front of fans.
Yanks' Cole: Players concerned about lack of competitiveness
The average Major League Baseball salary dropped for an unprecedented third straight year, even before the shortened season caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The average fell despite Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg, Anthony Rendon and Christian Yelich all starting long-term contracts guaranteeing $215 million or more. The average Major League Baseball salary dropped for an unprecedented third straight year, even before the shortened season caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The players’ association calculated the 2020 average would have been $3.89 million if a full season had been played. Because the pandemic caused players to receive roughly 37% of pay last year, the actual average plunged to $1.59 million, its lowest since 1998.
On Baseball: MLB work stoppage in 2022 increasingly likely
(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)NEW YORK – A work stoppage at the start of spring training 2022 seems increasingly likely after baseball players refused to negotiate with owners over a one-month delay for this spring training and regular season. “I hope we don't have a work stoppage. Clark said in an email he was not more worried about a work stoppage because of the current state of relations and that player anger at club behavior did not frame the relationship. AdSince the last baseball work stoppage, the NFL had a preseason lockout in 2011, and the NBA had lockouts that cut 1998-99 to 50 games per team and 2011-12 to 66 games per team. Publicly, baseball players and owners say they have to work together.
In crisis, some start-ups are surging and saying 'no thanks' to hungry investors
Telehealth providers, developers of remote work tools, app-based fitness services and on-demand delivery businesses are surging amid the Covid-19 crisis. Now they face a dilemma: should they take cash from venture investors hungry for returns, or wait and see how the economy shakes out? Frank said he's been hearing from a lot of investors, including some who passed earlier and now want to reengage. Even with the growth, Frank said he's more cost-conscious than ever and wants to avoid fueling growth with large amounts of outside capital. It's ironic, says Yasuda he's been working on music start-ups for 15 years, and investors have always run the other way because of the litigiousness of the music industry, which has made it almost impossible to make money.
cnbc.comHere's how 11 former Detroit Tigers players did in first round of MLB playoffs
Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander and Cameron Maybin are among the former Detroit Tigers players playing in the 2019 MLB playoffs. (Getty Images)DETROIT - The Detroit Tigers have been out of the playoff picture for five months, but several of the organization's former players made appearances in the first round of the MLB postseason. In all, nine former Tigers players and two former prominent prospects appeared in American League or National League division series games. It was a rough 2019 season for Miller, but the Cardinals wouldn't still be alive without him. (Photo byWhen Justin Verlander was first sent to Houston, Tigers fans rooted heartily for him to win a World Series.
Here's how 11 former Detroit Tigers players did in first round of MLB playoffs
DETROIT The Detroit Tigers have been out of the playoff picture for five months, but several of the organization's former players made appearances in the first round of the MLB postseason. In all, nine former Tigers players and two former prominent prospects appeared in American League or National League division series games. Here's a look at how all 11 fared in the first round of action. It was a rough 2019 season for Miller, but the Cardinals wouldn't still be alive without him. The last two years in Houston have been even better for Verlander than his MVP 2011 season in Detroit.