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6 hrs ago | Fox Sports

Where might these Tigers' core players fit in?

Jon Paul Morosi is a national MLB writer for FOXSports.com. He previously covered baseball for the Detroit Free Press and Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He began his journalism career at the Bay City Times in his native Michigan.

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Related Topix: Sports, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball, American League, Miguel Cabrera, Baseball Players, Edwin Jackson, Curtis Granderson, Los Angeles Angels

15 hrs ago | Major League Baseball

Mauer in running for two TYIB Awards

The 2009 season was full of many highlights for Twins catcher Joe Mauer, as evidenced by the American League MVP Award he won this week.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball, Joe Mauer, Baseball Players, Sidney Ponson, New York Yankees

Fri Nov 27, 2009

Freep.com - RSS

AL Central dominates Cy Young, MVP awards

Based on won-lost records and postseason performance, the American League Central hasn't received any notice lately as the league's strongest division.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Detroit Tigers, Miguel Cabrera

Wed Nov 25, 2009

The Plain Dealer

Just let Cleveland Indians Grady Sizemore play: 2009 proved Hall of Fame talk is premature

Cleveland Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore has proven that when healthy, he's an All-Star caliber player, a distinction he's earned three times.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cleveland Indians, Grady Sizemore, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, American League

WCBS-TV New York

Twins' Mauer Tops Teixeira, Jeter For Al MVP Award

Share + Nov 23, 2009 2:53 pm US/Eastern Minnesota Catcher Gets 27 Of 28 First-Place Votes; Pair Of World Champion Yankees Finish 2nd, 3rd 1 of 1 Joe Mauer #7 of the Minnesota Twins hits a eleventh inning single against the New York Yankees in Game Two of the ALDS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium on Oct.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball, Joe Mauer, Baseball Players, New York Yankees

Boston Herald

Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera could tempt Red Sox

Boston Herald Sports Writer Patriots beat writer John Tomase joined the Herald in 2005 after six years covering the Red Sox.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Miguel Cabrera, Baseball Players, Minnesota Twins

Tue Nov 24, 2009

Kansas City Royals

White Sox considering Crisp?

Ozzie Guillen was asked during Monday's conference call announcing Omar Vizquel's free-agent signing what needs his White Sox had to fill as Thanksgiving approached.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Coco Crisp, Baseball Players, Kansas City Royals, Scott Podsednik

Detroit Free Press

Relief ace Billy Wagner may be what the Tigers need

It has been rumored that Tigers mainstays Curtis Granderson, Edwin Jackson and Gerald Laird are on the trading block.

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Related Topix: Sports, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball, American League, Baseball Players, Edwin Jackson, Curtis Granderson, Gerald Laird

Mon Nov 23, 2009

CBC

Mauer dominates Al MVP voting

Twins catcher Joe Mauer led the American League in 2009 in batting average , on-base percentage and slugging percentage .

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball, American League, Joe Mauer, Baseball Players, New York Yankees

Sun Nov 22, 2009

BleacherReport

Team 86: The 2008 Tigers

Best Transaction: Trading for Miguel Cabrera.A Jury is probably still out on this one a bit, but Cabrera sure is good.A The Tigers gave up six prospects to bring Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis to Detroit.A You have to wonder: If this reverse trade were offered to the Tigers RIGHT NOW, would they take it?A With the Tigers looking to unload contracts, ...

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Related Topix: Sports, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball, American League, Dontrelle Willis, Baseball Players, Jair Jurrjens, Chris Lambert

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Fox Sports

Trading Cabrera makes financial sense for Tigers

Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.

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Related Topix: Sports, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball, American League, Baseball Players, Edwin Jackson, Curtis Granderson, Miguel Cabrera, Boston Red Sox

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Ann Arbor News

Detroit Tigers hold or lower ticket prices; TigerFest is Jan. 23

The Detroit Tigers have either maintained or lowered both season ticket and individual game tickets for 2010.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, American League, Detroit Tigers

Wed Nov 18, 2009

WOIO

Indians Hire Sandy Alomar To Coach First Base

Cleveland The Indians have hired of Sandy Alomar Jr. as the team's First Base Coach.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Sandy Alomar

BleacherReport

Is the Minnesota Twins' Ron Gardenhire AL Manager of the Year?

Ron Gardenhire has long been considered one of baseballa s best managers. A In 2009, he proved his mettle once again by leading the Minnesota Twins to yet another division title in the American League Central.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Nick Punto, Baseball Players, Matt Tolbert

Tue Nov 17, 2009

WKYC-TV - Indians News

Sandy Alomar Jr. hired by Indians

Sandy Alomar Jr. is back with the Cleveland Indians. The popular former All-Star catcher has been hired by new Indians manager Manny Acta as a first-base coach.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Sandy Alomar, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets

NWCN.com

M's Hernandez loses Cy Young to Royals' Greinke

Zack Greinke won the American League Cy Young Award on Tuesday, beating out Felix Hernandez after a spectacular season short on wins but long on domination.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Zack Greinke, Baseball Players, Kansas City Royals, Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners

HometownSource

Twins unveil new home, road uniforms for 2010

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN -- The 2009 American League Central Division Champion Minnesota Twins today unveiled new official team marks, logos and team uniforms to be worn during the team's inaugural season at Target Field, America's newest and most intimate ballpark.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Detroit Free Press

Tigers reportedly may trade pitcher Edwin Jackson

With Justin Verlander, 27 next season, Rick Porcello, 21, and Edwin Jackson, 26, Tigers fans probably thought their team would have the nucleus of a dominant rotation for years to come.

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Related Topix: Sports, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball, American League, Baseball Players, Edwin Jackson, Justin Verlander, Rick Porcello

Sun Nov 15, 2009

West Side Sun

Would Cleveland Indians be 'high-profile' enough for Omar Vizquel to return?

Nobody could blame 42-year-old Omar Vizquel if he wants to end his sparkling career with a pennant contender.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Cleveland Indians, Baseball Players, Omar Vizquel, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Detroit Free Press

How Friday's moves affect the Tigers

All four of the Tigers' competitors in the A.L. Central made moves Friday. Here's how those moves look through the Tigers lens: White Sox: They let go of right fielder Jermaine Dye, 35, when they didn't pick up his $12 million noption for next season.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Jermaine Dye, Baseball Players, Mark Teahen, Gordon Beckham, Josh Fields

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