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Tom Brookens is headed back to the major leagues. Former Oneonta Tigers manager Brookens, who spent the past two seasons managing Double-A Erie, was named Detroit's first base, outfield and baserunning coach Monday.

Former Cal Poly outfielder Logan Schafer and reliever Casey Fien were honored by their respective minor league teams on Thursday.

The Tigers started the week with a two game lead and now after four games with their division rival, they still sit two games ahead of the pack.A The good news is, we have a two game lead with three to play instead of a two game lead with seven to play so at the very least, progress made.A Now, the Tigers need to win just one game to force a ...

Tigers left-handed reliever Bobby Seay made his first appearance Thursday since suffering a mild left pectoral strain last week at Cleveland.

I can't even begin to process this game, or indeed the Tigers' recent history with the Royals.

Seay is among the American League leaders in holds and Rodney is among the leaders in saves.

Gosh, Muddy, you shouldn't have gone to all that trouble! Let's tear off that paper and have a look at what's in the box... Jeremy Bonderman It's always good to have unstoppable flesh-eating zombie death power on our side, so the addition of Bondo ought to be a welcome one.

The Detroit Tigers recalled right-hander Jeremy Bonderman from his injury rehabilitation assignment at Triple-A Toledo and reinstated him from the disabled list on Tuesday.

Big-league teams can expand their rosters from 25 to 40 players beginning Tuesday - the day of the annual Sept.

Twice last night the Mud Hens found themselves in need of a comeback. But Toledo had on hand the two ingredients needed to bounce back from adversity, and that helped them post an 8-7 win over Columbus at Fifth Third Field.

Toledo 4 Columbus 1 Mike Hessman doubled and homered. Nate Bump allowed only an unearned run in 7.2 innings on 4 hits, no walks and 3 K's. Casey Fien finished it off with a walk and 2 K's. in 1.1 innings.

Inconsistent and struggling offensively in the second half against top-flight teams, the Tigers made a move to solidify their lineup by acquiring 32-year-old first baseman Aubrey Huff from the Orioles.

Record from 8/10 through 8/16: 3-4 The Mud Hens are hanging around .500, but as the final weeks of the season approach, the playoff light is all but out.

It's been a little over a week since I ranted for a while about the Tigers' roster moves last week and since then there have been a ton of moves down in the minors.

The Mud Hens dialed long distance three more times Sunday night at Fifth Third Field, accounting for most of their offense in an 8-4 victory over Gwinnett.

Space on the walls of the Cal Poly baseball team's locker room is about to get scarcer.

Detroit -- It lasted one day. Wilkin Ramirez was up and now down, but it was a proactive idea all the same.

Detroit -- It lasted one day. Wilkin Ramirez was up and now down, but it was a proactive idea all the same.

Gwinnett 2 Toledo 3 Mike Hessman homered and singled. Jeff Larish walked twice and went 1 for 2. Ruddy Lugo fanned 7 and walked 2 allowing just 1 unearned run on 2 hits in 6 innings.

A trio of former Mustangs made program history Sunday in the major leagues. Detroit's Casey Fien, Houston's Bud Norris and San Diego's Kevin Correia all pitched Sunday in the big leagues.