Topic: Detroit Tigers

Tigers' Alburquerque faces long recovery

(Reuters) - Promising Detroit Tigers pitcher Al Alburquerque has undergone elbow surgery that will sideline him until at least mid-season next year, the American League team said on Friday.Alburquerque, 25, had a stress fracture repaired in his throwing elbow and will not ...

Verlander ends starting pitcher MVP drought

Detroit pitcher Justin Verlander was named Major League Baseball's American League Most Valuable Player on Monday, making him the first starting pitcher since Roger Clemens in 1986 to take the award.The 28-year-old right-hander, who won the Cy Young Award as the top ...

Tigers pitcher Verlander wins American League MVP award

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander was named the winner of the American League Most Valuable Player Award on Monday.Verlander, who last week won the American League Cy Young Award as top pitcher, became the first starting pitcher in ...

Laird returns to Detroit Tigers

(Reuters) - Former Detroit Tigers catcher Gerald Laird is returning to the American League team as a back-up to All-Star Alex Avila, the Tigers said on Friday.Laird, who spent last season with the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals, signed a one-year ...

Maddon, Gibson named MLB managers of the year

(Reuters) - Joe Maddon of the Tampa Bay Rays was named American League manager of the year for the second time and Kirk Gibson of the Arizona Diamondbacks took home National League honors in landslide victories announced on Wednesday.Gibson, who steered Arizona ...

Verlander wins American League Cy Young

Detroit ace Justin Verlander won the American League Cy Young Award on Tuesday, a unanimous selection after he achieved pitching's version of the triple crown.Verlander led Major League Baseball in wins with a 24-5 record. He also lead the majors with 250 ...

Tigers' Verlander unanimously wins AL Cy Young

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers won the American League Cy Young Award as the top pitcher on Tuesday, capping a brilliant season in which he led the league in wins, earned run average and strikeouts.Verlander, who went ...

Tigers' Verlander wins American League Cy Young Award

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers won the American League Cy Young Award as the top pitcher on Tuesday, capping a brilliant season where he led the league in wins, earned run average and strikeouts.Verlander, who was 24-5 ...

Rangers tame Tigers to reach MLB World Series

The Texas Rangers routed the Detroit Tigers 15-5 to win the American League championship series and reach the World Series for the second straight year.Texas scored nine runs in the third inning and slugger Nelson Cruz set a post-season record with his ...

Major Leagues plan Taiwan tour

Major League Baseball named a 19-man squad featuring Miguel Cabrera of Detroit and Skip Schumaker of St. Louis for an exhibition tour of Taiwan in November.Both teams are currently battling in their respective league championship series, trying to get into the World ...
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