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Here's a look at former Tigers players who have made the Opening Day rosters for the other 29 teams in the league. Arizona leads the way with 4 former Tigers. P Gregory Soto (2019-2022) will pitch out of the Orioles bullpen. P Justin Wilson (2016-2017) appears to have made the Red Sox bullpen. P Mason Englert (2023-2024) breaks camp with the Rays. P Max Scherzer (2010-2014) continues his HOF career with the Blue Jays. INF Nick Maton (2023) has won a bench spot with the White Sox. UT Mark Canha (2024) appears to have made the cut with the Royals. P John Schreiber (2019-2020) will pitch out of the Royals bullpen. P Michael Lorenzen (2023) is a member of the Royals starting rotation. INF Willi Castro (2019-2022) follows up his first All-Star season with the Twins. INF Gio Urshela (2024) breaks camp with the Athletics. 3B Isaac Paredes (2020-2021) will be the Astros starting third baseman. OF Derek Hill (2020-2022) takes advantage of injuries to claim a spot in the Marlins outfield. P Reed Garrett (2019) begins his third season in the Mets bullpen. OF Nick Castellanos (2013-2019) is a mainstay of the Phillies outfield. UT Kody Clemens (2022) makes his first opening day roster with the Phillies. INF Jeimer Candelario (2017-2022) looks to rebound from injuries with the Reds. C Eric Haase (2020-2023) will be the Brewers backup backstop. P Tyler Alexander (2019-2023) has made the Brewers bullpen. P Elvin Rodriguez (2022) reappears in the majors with the Brewers. P Joey Wentz (2022-2024) rides a strong spring into the Pirates bullpen. 3B Eugenio Suarez (2014) continues slugging in the desert with the Diamondbacks. P Eduardo Rodriguez (2022-2023) begins his second season in the Diamondbacks starting rotation. P Joe Mantiply (2016) starts his sixth season in the Diamondbacks bullpen. P Shelby Miller (2024) lands with the Diamondbacks after being dumped by the Tigers late last season. INF Jose Iglesias (2013-2018) breaks camp with his 8th team - the Padres. P Robbie Ray (2014) continues his Tommy John recovery with the Giants. P Justin Verlander (2005-2017) finishes (?) his HOF career with the Giants.

Here's a look at former Tigers players who are on the MLB coaching staffs of the other 29 MLB teams. Chris Holt (2001) is the pitching coach with the Red Sox. Brad Ausmus (1996, 1999-2000) is the bench coach with the Yankees. Marcus Thames (2004-2009) is the hitting coach with the White Sox. Carl Willis (1984) is the pitching coach with the Guardians. Vance Wilson (2005-2006) is the third base coach with the Royals. Marcus Jensen (1997) is the "quality control" coach with the Athletics. Bobby Wilson (2016, 2019) is the catching coach with the Rangers. Tim Hyers (1996) is the hitting coach with the Braves. Matt Tuiasosopo (2013) is the third base coach with the Braves. Darnell Coles (1986-1987, 1990) is the hitting coach with the Nationals. Quintin Berry (2012) is the third base coach with the Cubs. Don Kelly (2009-2014) is the bench coach with the Pirates. Mike Rabelo (2006-2007) is the third base coach with the Pirates. Torey Lovullo (1988-1989) is the manager of the Diamondbacks. Damion Easley (1996-2002) is the assistant hitting coach with the Diamondbacks. Dustin Garneau (2021-2022) is the bullpen coach with the Rockies. Bob Melvin (1985) is the manager of the Giants. Three former Tigers coaches are also on MLB coaching staffs. Rick Knapp (coach 2008-2011) is the assistant pitching coach with the Rays, Dave Clark (coach 2014-2020) is the first base coach with the Astros, and Perry Hill (coach 1997-1999) is the infield coach with the Mariners. Bonus entries: The following former Tigers are on minor league coaching staffs! Scott Aldred (1990-1992, 1996) is the pitching coach with the Charlotte Knights, the White Sox AAA affiliate. Omir Santos (2012-2013) is the manager of the Lake County Captains, the Guardians High A affiliate. Shane Loux (2002-2003) is the pitching coach with the Salt Lake Bees, the Angels AAA affiliate. Dave Borkowski (1999-2001) is the bullpen coach with the Round Robin Express, the Rangers AAA affiliate. Willie Blair (1997, 1999-2001) is the pitching coach with the Dayton Dragons, the Reds High A affiliate. AJ Sager (1996-1998) is the pitching coach with the Syracuse Mets, the Mets AAA affiliate. Al Pedrique (1989) is the manager of the Reading Fightin Phils, the Phillies AA affiliate. Chris Truby (2002) is the manager of the Indianapolis Indians, the Pirates AAA affiliate. Eric Munson (2000-2004) is the hitting coach with the Indianapolis Indians, the Pirates AAA affiliate. Yorman Bazardo (2007-2008) is the pitching coach with the Lake Elsinore Storm, the Padres A affiliate. Oscar Salazar (2002) is the "development" coach with the Harrisburg Senators, the Nationals AA affiliate. Billy McMillon (2000-2001) is the manager of the Fredericksburg Nationals, the Nationals A affiliate.

This is a great list, but you forgot one: On January 15, 2025, the Arizona Diamondbacks hired Adduci to serve as the assistant hitting coach for their High-A affiliate, the Hillsboro Hops.[26]

I thought it was "magazine" versus ""clip". 😉

Fun fact: Assuming Jake Rogers starts today, it will be the first time the Tigers have fielded the same catcher on consecutive Opening Days since James McCann from 2016-2018.

Watching the Indy/LAL game and I felt dirty fist pumping and letting out a "yes" for a Lebron James game winner.

Find a girl (or guy) who looks at you the same way you look at Chris Sheltons 2006 April stats.

In 1988 I was dating a girl and about a month in we’re flipping through a photo album. Her with her parents, her at her high school grad, her running a 5k.. next page, oh yeah, her in a bikini sitting on the lap of some dude in a jean jacket with her arms around her in a lawn chair on a beach in North Carolina at sunset. It was John Mellencamp, lol.

FIFY

I emailed John James about Trump pulling Stefaniak's nomination and asked what his internal polls are showing. I told him if it's classified, he can message it to me on Signal.

I found a setting in my MLB app that has 30 second delay for scoring change or end of game alerts. Last year I'd my watch buzzes with 2 strikes and 2 outs in the ninth.

this is like asking me what Scott Harris should do. HE'S the MLB guy, not me, but.... 1. Hold a press conference every day about Trump and Musk's corruption. Need to spoon feed the media something every day. that is why they cover Trump. Every day he gives them a story on a platter they do not need to work for. 2. Put Crockett, Jeffries and other young people out there who have the instincts and energy to fight. Eff norms. 3. Throw sh\t at the wall every day and see what sticks - run with that. Remember there is no penalty for lying, so don't worry too much about the truth. 4. Talk EVERY day about how TRUMP'S high prices, TRUMP'S corruption, TRUMP'S incompetence effect ordinary people (like FEMA's inability to respond in the Carolinas). Don't focus on his stupidity and cruelness and amorality - no one effing cares. Focus on how those things hurt Americans. 5. They need to play the media game a lot better, and they need to give the American people the entertainment they demand from politics. Competence is frankly irrelevant. 6. "Donald Trump continues to hurt ordinary Americans by ...." is how they should start every sentence. edit 7. AND I want a steady diet of "Billionaire Welfare Queen Elon Musk controls the President." I think that clearly resonates with a huge number of Americans.

It's going to be a short start because our powerful line-up is going to crush him. He'll be lucky to get out of the first inning.

My High School and College girlfriend had a short term thing with Cameron Maybin around 2006/7ish. On a side note my Mom went dated and went to prom with former Cy Young winner Bob Welch, I remember my Dad jokingly telling me that she left him to end up marrying the superior baseball player. lol

While I appreciate people slamming Hegseth for the security failures, I really want him getting hammered on lying about it. We have bemoaned the constant lies from Trump and his GOP enablers. This is a good place to start hanging the lies out for constant condemnation.

When Dombrowski was GM of the Red Sox, my favorite party trick out here in New England was texting him and getting a reply....always dumbfounded people.

I don't mean to pick on you in particular, but I'm tired of hearing about how close Florida or Tx might be. When the GOP loses one in either place I'll pay attention.

My guess is 0

It’s like a kinder and gentler Nuremberg rally.

If Skubal pitched a perfect game, Manfred will probably fine and suspend him for ruining the Dodgers game.

I don't really mind ESPN carrying a game now and then, but selfishly, because I don't have cable, I wish they didn't have to do opening day. or at least not the Tigers' opening day.

True - at least not in the sense of what the normal rational person would call 'qualifications'. You certainly have to meet the bar on a number of criteria to be appointed by Trump, the rest of us just don't recognize any of those criteria as relevant to the jobs they are being put up for.

A few summers ago, the family went to Niagara Falls and Toronto. While we were in Niagara Falls, we took a trek up to Niagara on the Lake, which is right on Lake Ontario where the Niagara River flows into it, right across the border from New York State (I forget that town’s name). It’s a little touristy, but there’s a pretty nice walkable Main Street downtown area with small shops, a nice sized common park area, horse carriage rides, small town stuff like that. And the town is walkable with lots of nice houses. Lots of grape vineyards along the way from the Falls to the Lake. The weather was clear enough where we could see across the lake and make out silhouettes of the Toronto skyline. I think we were told that was around 30 miles across the lake? I don’t know. Maybe someone was yanking our chain a little on the distance. But it took somewheres around an hour from the Falls to downtown Toronto when we made that drive.

What should really have the Wings kicking themselves is how poorly other bubble teams have played and how low of a points total might be enough to make it into the playoffs. In the West, 8th place St. Louis has 83 points with 9 to play and the Wings would be 11 points out and probably just a few games away from being mathematically eliminated. Vancouver has 80 points with 10 to play and Calgary has 79 points with 12 to play. Could easily see Vancouver or Calgary hitting 94 points but still missing out. Meanwhile in the East, 8th place Montreal only has 75 points with 12 to play, while the Islanders and Rangers both have 74 points with 11 and 10 games remaining respectively. Montreal even going 7-4-1 would as likely as not get in with 90 points. Last year the Wings' 91 points had them lose out on 91-point Washington on a tiebreaker. Wings, at 72 points with 11 to play, need to go 9-2 to hit 90 points and that's not going to happen the way they're playing and with 5 of their final 6 games being on the road. That said, home wins tonight against Ottawa and slumping Boston on Saturday would give the illusion of being "close".

This is great stuff, thanks

They are, of course, hoping that someone will pass by so they can talk to them.

Of course I got Red Wing Tickets tonight 🙂 I think we're allowed to change the channel in the suites.

I created a Signal account and emailed John James and provided my handle and asked him to chat with me since Republicans are more comfortable communicating on Signal and not through official government channels.

Can you imagine if Biden were in that same scenario? We would hear non-stop about how he’s too old and has dementia.

That was Tyler Collins.

I know OKC and Cleveland are having monster years, but J.B. is Coach Of the Year. I know he won't win it, but he should.

And a players dad logged on and threatened a poster on here. Saying something like "don't make me come to Royal Oak and kick your ass."....good times...🤣🤣

That's a good team for Nick.

and it's worse than that, because the way American corporate governance works - extracting every nickel quarter to quarter, US corps won't do what the Japanese did and plow those profits from a protected market back into building world class cars to sell around the world. Nope, what will happen is 1974 all over again - poorly built, behind the times tech, crappy cars in the us market. Coming to a dealer near your soon:

I don't even know what to say about this guy anymore.

Pretty impressive.

I didn't do it often, but he was always good about responding to e-mail quickly.

I was on a train in denver probably 7 or 8 years ago and went off on my lawyer for 20 minutes about how much i hate the colorado avalanche. i will never not hate them. "do you know who the colorado rockies were? have you ever heard of don cherry? no? then stfu youre not a hockey fan, youre a bandwagon bitch like everyone else in this town that STOLE its franchise from the poor people of quebec. you all disgust me." got a few looks.

That's funny! I dated Marilyn Manson's ex-girlfriend (not in the same week) when we were in college and before Manson & the Spooky Kids hit the "big time" (for whatever that meant for those guys...).

He lost twice, but he did surprisingly well for a far left candidate (although his ideas are not radical and are mainstream in many developed countries).

On This Day, in 1997;

Killing kindergarten kids is OK. Killing wealthy executives is going too far.

I liked this feature on Jazz Chisholm from the Atlantic. Baseball needs players with personality and attitude. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6230899/2025/03/26/jazz-chisholm-yankees-individual-boone/ When Chisholm arrived in the big leagues in 2020, he brought 20 custom pairs of cleats that he bought and designed himself. They displayed his passions, from Oreo cookies, to the anime series “Black Clover,” and even the video game, “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.” Marlins infielder Miguel Rojas did not see artistry. Rojas saw a flashy rookie who needed to be put in his place. That meant taking a pair of those custom cleats and cutting them up with scissors. That meant ruining another pair of shoes by filling them with milk. ----------------------------------------------------------------- “The unwritten rules of baseball are White,” he said of the sport’s set of arbitrary standards, many rooted in a time before integration. “And I always broke the unwritten rules of baseball.” “Nobody would ever cut up my cleats or throw my things away if I were White,” Chisholm said. “I’ll tell you right now, if this was a White boy’s stuff, you weren’t gonna cut that sh– up because if a White boy goes and complains, now everybody’s f—ed. I go and complain and it’s not that big of a deal. It’s, ‘Let’s try and find a solution for this.’ But if a White boy goes and complains, nah, f— that.” ----------------------------------------------------------------- Aaron Boone danced along to a song from the 1980s — the Yankees manager couldn’t remember which — but Chisholm immediately noticed. Already, things felt different. This was two weeks after the Yankees traded for him in a deadline deal last season, not long after several clubs made it clear that they were “completely out” on acquiring the infielder because of his strong personality. “Watch, I’m about to go to the plate right now and hit a homer,” Chisholm promised his new manager. “I’m gonna come back and do that little dance.” Chisholm followed through. After stepping into the batter’s box late in the first game of an August doubleheader against the Texas Rangers, Chisholm launched a 416-foot blast into the Yankees’ bullpen. Before shaking hands with teammates in the dugout, Chisholm pointed at Boone and performed the same step routine his manager did an inning before. It sent Boone into hysterics. Months later, the memory of the incident still cracked him up. “That’s why I appreciate him so much,” Chisholm said. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Chisholm would be the first to tell you that he spends too much time online caring about what nameless, faceless people say on social media. --------------------------------------------------------------- Chisholm named eight different players he hung out with away from the park last season, including the team’s ace. “Gerrit Cole might be White, but he could pass any day,” Chisholm said. “Gerrit Cole is 1,000 percent invited to the barbecue.” ---------------------------------------------------------------