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Detroit outfielder Delmon Young will be eligible to return from his seven-day suspension without pay when the Tigers resume a homestand against the Chicago White Sox.

Sometimes the analysis is pretty easy. The Detroit Tigers' lineup on Sunday featured 31-year-old minor league veteran Brad Eldred, who last played regularly in the majors in 2005, hitting fifth. He was followed by Ryan Raburn, Ramon Santiago, Gera...

Earlier this week, Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said he's already talked to the team's new ownership about a contract extension for outfielder Andre Ethier. At 30, Ethier is a two-time All-Star, has earned Gold Glove and Silver Sl...

Blog | April 26, 2012

The Rangers are setting the gold standard for excellence in the American League.

DETROIT -- Perhaps the best indication that Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish is getting more comfortable with each start was that his humor was in full force as he spoke with the media in an interview room just outside the visiting clubhouse at Comer...

AP Photo/Reed HoffmannJustin Verlander and Alex Avila celebrate following the Tigers 3-2 win over the Royals Monday night. Justin Verlander found himself in a familiar position after the eighth inning with a two-run lead on Monday night against the ...

Are we in a golden age for catchers? In the wake of the Carlos Santana contract extension, there was some debate on where he ranks among the game's elite backstops. My colleague Eric Karabell called him the best catcher in the game. I'm not sure S...

Stats & Info insights into this morning's top sports stories Watson 1. BUBBA WATSON IS MASTERFUL: Bubba Watson defeats Louis Oosthuizen in the second playoff hole to win the Masters Tournament and his first major championship. It was the firs...

DETROIT -- When the first pitch from Detroit reliever Phil Coke in the eighth inning sailed behind him, Adrian Gonzalez reacted with humor. "I joked around with [Tigers catcher Alex] Avila and the umpire [Dan Iassogna]," said the Red Sox first ba...

It would be easy to pile on the Boston Red Sox right now. Rip apart the bullpen. Mock all those who said Jonathan Papelbon wasn't worth $50 million. Make fun of Bobby Valentine or Red Sox Nation already being thrown into a fit of worry. Or just sugge...

Alex Avila's two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning gave the Tigers a stunning 13-12 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday.

Last year, You Can't Predict Baseball came up with bold predictions for the year. We had a lot of fun coming up with them, and then laughing at how hilariously wrong they were at the end of the year. This year, we're bringing these predictions to Swe...

Dan Szymborski of Baseball Think Factory looks at players who outperformed their 2011 projections and are thus set up to regress in 2012. But it's all relative, as a Matt Kemp "regression" from last season would still be very good.

Story | Conversation | February 07, 2012

We're back with more divisional position rankings for 2012. You can scream, you can holler, you can protest and call me names. But just because I rated your player lower than you think he deserves doesn't mean I hate your team. (Here are the NL Ea...

Tigers star Victor Martinez could miss the entire 2012 season after injuring his left knee during offseason conditioning.

The American League Central may have a reputation as baseball's skinflint division, but such is not the case: The White Sox, Twins and Tigers each had payrolls over $100 million in 2011 and ranked in the top 10 of highest-salaried ballclubs. The p...