Aaron Judge has accomplished plenty during his nine-year major league career. The five-time All-Star set the American League record for home runs in a season in 2022. He won the AL MVP award. He was named the 16th captain in New York Yankees history.

And not once in his first 869 career games was the 32-year-old slugger ever ejected.

That streak, though, ended Saturday at Yankee Stadium.

Judge was tossed for the first time leading off the seventh inning after arguing a called third strike in the Yankees' eventual 5-3 win over the Detroit Tigers. 

Jack Flaherty tied the American League record for strikeouts to begin a game on Tuesday, retiring seven consecutive St. Louis Cardinals in the Detroit Tigers' eventual 2-1 loss.

The right-hander had a career-high in strikeouts, notching 14 across 6 2/3 shutout frames.

Flaherty threw 93 pitches, allowing just two hits and a walk.

The Detroit Tigers placed third baseman Gio Urshela on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to a right hamstring strain.

In a corresponding move, Detroit recalled third baseman Buddy Kennedy from Triple-A Toledo.

The Detroit Tigers have agreed to a one-year, $1.25 million deal with Gio Urshela.

Urshela, 32, should help at third base and can play a variety of positions for the Tigers.

His ability to hit left-handed pitching was something the Tigers sought this offseason.

Reliever José Cisnero and the Los Angeles Angels agreed Saturday to a one-year, $1.75 million contract.

A right-hander who turns 35 on April 11, Cisnero was 3-4 with two saves and a 5.31 ERA in 63 games last year in his fifth season with the Detroit Tigers. 

The Tigers made an unusual bet on a player with no major league experience, signing 22-year-old infield prospect Colt Keith to a six-year contract Sunday that guarantees him $28,642,500.

His deal includes three team options that could make it worth $64 million over nine seasons, and the Tigers said there are escalators that increase the value to $82 million over nine years.

The Detroit Tigers and Casey Mize have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year deal.

The two sides were just $25,000 apart when they filed salary figures for the 2024 season.

According to The Athletic, Mize will pitch under a $830,000 deal.

The contract includes a $3.1 million club option with a $10,000 buyout for 2025.

J.D. Martinez appears to have a robust market in free agency.

According to a report, at least six teams are interested in Martinez, but they are waiting for his asking price to decrease.

It was reported earlier this month that the New York Mets, Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Angels had some interest in Martinez.

The Detroit Tigers and Casey Mize are headed to arbitration over a very small difference in salary figures.

Mize asked for $840,000, while the Tigers were looking to pay the pitcher $815,000.

In most cases when the figure is this close, the team and player negotiate and end up settling before heading to the arbitration table.

Mize was the top draft pick out of Auburn in 2018.

Two former Detroit Tigers scouts have sued the club, alleging age discrimination over their terminations after the 2020 season.

Gary Pellant and Randall Johnson filed the suit last week in U.S. District Court in Detroit, claiming a shift toward analytics was accompanied by a "false stereotype" that older scouts lacked acumen for newer scouting tools.

They claim wrongful termination and post-termination employment interference in violation of the Age Discrimination and Enforcement Act of 1967 and violations of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, a Michigan law that took effect in 1977. They also alleged disparate treatment age discrimination and/or disparate impact age discrimination in violation of the Elliott-Larsen act.

They asked for back pay, front pay, and compensatory and punitive damages.