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Gio Urshela, Tigers Agree To One-Year Deal

Feb 23, 2024 8:41 AM

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.

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Angels, Jose Cisnero Agree To One-Year, $1.75M Deal

Feb 4, 2024 1:20 PM

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. 

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Tigers Sign Prospect Colt Keith To Six-Year, $28.6M Deal

Jan 28, 2024 2:13 PM

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.

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Tigers Avoid Arbitration With Casey Mize

Jan 22, 2024 8:55 AM

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.

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J.D. Martinez Drawing Interest From At Least Six Teams

Jan 17, 2024 8:09 AM

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.

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Tigers, Casey Mize Headed To Arbitration Over $25,000

Jan 16, 2024 8:31 AM

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.

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Two Former Scouts Sue Tigers Alleging Age Discrimination

Jan 2, 2024 7:43 AM

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.

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Tigers Sign Shelby Miller To One-Year, $3M Deal

Dec 23, 2023 2:52 PM

The Tigers’ holiday shopping for pitching continued Friday with a last-minute deal. The team signed veteran right-hander Shelby Miller to a one-year, $3 million contract with a $4.25 million club option for 2025.

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Tigers GM: Jack Flaherty 'Betting On Himself' With Deal

Dec 21, 2023 8:04 AM

Jack Flaherty is "betting on himself" with his one-year, $14 million deal with the Detroit Tigers.

Flaherty, 28, can earn an additional $1 million in performances bonuses.

"There's a lot of belief in this team," Flaherty said of the Tigers. "That's one of the things that excited me about the opportunity."

Detroit finished second in the American League Central last season, but posted its seventh straight losing season.

"It's no secret Jack is betting on himself with this contract, and we are very supportive of him coming here and betting on himself," Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris said.

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Tigers, Jack Flaherty Agree To One-Year, $14M Deal

Dec 15, 2023 1:39 AM

Right-hander Jack Flaherty and the Tigers are in agreement on a one-year, $14 million contract, sources told ESPN on Thursday, bringing another veteran arm to a Detroit team that's hoping to contend in the AL Central next season.

The deal can max out at $15 million, with start-based bonuses of $250,000 for the 26th, $250,000 for the 28th and $500,000 for the 30th, sources said.

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Source: Tigers, Andrew Chafin Agree To One-Year, $4.75M Deal

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D-Backs, Eduardo Rodriguez Agree To Four-Year, $80M Deal

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Tigers Sign AJ Hinch To Long-Term Extension

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Jim Leyland Selected To Baseball Hall Of Fame

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Tigers Signed Kenta Maeda To Bring Mentorship, Wins

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Tigers, Kenta Maeda Agree To Two-Year, $24M Deal

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Tigers Showing 'Serious' Interest In Kenta Maeda

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Tigers Acquire Mark Canha From Brewers For Prospect

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Four-Time All-Star Frank Howard Dies At 87

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Tigers' Complex Latest To Be Robbed In Dominican Republic

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Miguel Cabrera To Be Tigers' Special Assistant In Front Office

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Tigers Hire Ex-Chicago Executive Jeff Greenberg As GM

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Tigers' Riley Greene To Have Surgery On Right Elbow

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Tigers To Play Riley Greene More Frequently In Corner Outfield

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Guardians Claim Eric Haase Off Waivers From Tigers

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Tigers, Yankees To Face Off In 2024 Little League Classic

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Tigers DFA Eric Haase, Sign Carson Kelly

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Austin Meadows Having 'Rough Times' With Anxiety

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Eduardo Rodriguez Stays With Tigers After Blocking Dodgers Trade

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Shohei Ohtani Throws One-Hit Shutout, Hits Two HRs Over Doubleheader

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