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The Rangers' Yu Darvish and Detroit Tigers' Justin Verlander will meet in a duel between two of baseball's premier pitchers Thursday night in the first game of a four-game series at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. First pitch is 7:05 p.m. on FSSW, MLB...

Justin Verlander has left Detroit's game against Kansas City on Thursday with what the team described as cracked skin on his right thumb.

Prince Fielder homered for the second straight game, Torii Hunter hit his first clout since joining Detroit to help back Justin Verlander and the Tigers snapped the Oakland Athletics' nine-game winning streak with a 7-3 victory Saturday.

Blue Jays-Tigers Preview

Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers have reached agreement on a new contract that could exceed $202 million, according to sources.

Phillies 5, Tigers 5(10)

It was an active offseason that witnessed the trade of a Cy Young Award winner, several large, multiteam trades and an inflated free-agent market. So to evaluate and rank the offseason of all 30 teams, I took into account the following factors: &...

Blog | February 12, 2013

Outfielders Ryan Braun of Milwaukee, Giancarlo Stanton of Miami and Adam Jones of Baltimore and Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey headline the United States' provisional roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic.

Tampa Bay Rays ace David Price won the American League Cy Young Award on Wednesday, barely edging 2011 winner Justin Verlander.

The Cy Young Awards this year haven't received the attention of the MVP or Rookie of the Year races, but there's a good chance for repeat winners in both leagues, with a sentimental favorite in the National League and a dominant season from...

Blog | November 14, 2012

Leon Halip/Getty ImagesStaring down a pitch from Justin Verlander is never easy.Will Justin Verlander win his second straight Cy Young Award? Verlander is one of three finalists for the award, the winner of which will be announced Wednesday night....

Keith Law discusses what his Cy Young ballots would look like if he voted for either award.

Blog | Conversation | November 14, 2012

ESPN's panel of MLB contributors picks its top candidate for the AL Cy Young Award.

Jayson Stark previews the American League and National League Cy Young announcements.

Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera is one of five finalists for the AL MVP award in voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America.

DETROIT -- Maybe this is the new new thing in baseball: Build a starting rotation so good you can put your two-time Cy Young winner in the bullpen in the World Series, draft a future MVP to build your lineup around, piece together a bunch of hitters ...