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This is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared at least in one game for the Detroit Tigers, with their main position and years played.. Players in Bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
William Ashley Freehan (November 29, 1941 – August 19, 2021) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire 15-year career with the Detroit Tigers. The premier catcher in the American League for several years from the 1960s into the early 1970s, he was named an All-Star in 11 seasons, the most All-Star seasons for a ...
The 40-year old Wockenfuss was primarily a catcher in his 12-year major league career and took to the mound because the Mud Hens were coming off a doubleheader the day before and had another one scheduled the following day. This game further highlighted the Tigers worst start in 35 years. [32]
Avila allowed only 3 passed balls in 122 games at catcher, versus 9 and 10 the previous two seasons, and he threw out potential base stealers at a 34% rate, the highest of his career. On November 17, 2014, the Tigers exercised the $5.4 million contract option on Avila for the 2015 season.
Catcher Jake Rogers was named a Gold Glove finalist on Tuesday, as announced by Rawlings, which sponsors the award recognizing MLB’s top fielders. The Gold Glove winners will be announced on Nov. 3.
The Tigers led the majors in runs scored and won 101 games, a whopping 30-game improvement over the 71–83 1960 team, but still finished eight games behind the Yankees. [139] This marked one of the few times in major league history that a team failed to reach the postseason despite winning 100 or more games, though it had happened once before ...
Detroit Tigers' Kerry Carpenter, left, celebrates after his home run in front of Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman (35) during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024 ...
Detroit Tigers sign 33-year-old catcher Anthony Bemboom to minor-league contract ... He has recorded 144 walks compared to 240 strikeouts over 329 games and 1,241 plate appearances in his Triple-A ...