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Detroit Tigers suffer rash of injuries to infielders throughout organization

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PITTSBURGH — The Detroit Tigers continue to be one of the healthiest teams in baseball.

But the infield depth has taken a hit.

Triple-A Toledo shortstops Ryan Kreidler and Eddys Leonard — both right-handed hitters and members of the 40-man roster — have been sidelined with injuries. Kreidler suffered a right index finger fracture; Leonard suffered a left oblique strain.

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The injuries occurred in a span of three days in games with the Mud Hens.

The two injuries in the minor leagues impacted the Tigers at the big-league level when Andy Ibáñez, a right-handed hitting infielder, landed on the injured list Monday with a left hamstring strain. Another right-handed hitting infielder would have filled the void, but Kreidler and Leonard weren’t available because of their injuries.

The Tigers already called up switch-hitting outfielder Wenceel Pérez. Outfielder Matt Vierling, to make room for Pérez to get reps in the outfield, is going to play more third base again until Ibáñez returns.

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It probably would have been Kreidler instead of Pérez, but Kreidler was hit by a pitch in Thursday’s game and fractured an index finger.

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The fractured finger marks his third injury issue in the past three seasons. He broke his right hand on a hit by pitch and had surgery in 2022, underwent core muscle surgery in 2023 and broke a finger on his right hand in 2024.

Kreidler, an elite defender at shortstop, had a tremendous spring training, hitting .306 with two home runs, eight walks and 11 strikeouts across 45 plate appearances in 20 games. The 26-year-old has logged 37 games in his MLB career, whereas Leonard is still looking to make his MLB debut.

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Leonard, who takes a backseat to Kreidler on defense, also raked in spring training. The 23-year-old hit .333 with two homers, three walks and four strikeouts across 37 plate appearances in 18 games.

Leonard strained his left oblique on a swing in Sunday’s game. He is receiving treatment to reduce the inflammation, and he is scheduled to report to the spring training facility in Lakeland, Florida, to begin his rehabilitation program.

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Here’s the scouting report on both players: Kreidler’s bat is unproven, but he is a wizard on defense; Leonard’s chase rate is concerning, but he hits the ball as hard as any player. The Tigers plan to call upon those two players at some point this season, but they couldn’t get on the first shuttle from Toledo to Detroit because of injuries.

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Kevin McGonigle, Freddy Pacheco

Fellow shortstop Kevin McGonigle, a 19-year-old prospect, suffered a left hamstring strain in spring training and hasn’t made his season debut yet. He has been completing rehab and a return-to-play progression during extended spring training in Lakeland.

McGonigle, selected No. 37 overall in the 2023 draft, is expected to report to Low-A Lakeland, joining fellow top prospect Max Clark, but he should be a candidate for quick promotion to High-A West Michigan.

That’s because McGonigle can hit.

Last season, McGonigle hit .315 with one home run, 18 walks and 10 strikeouts across 21 games at the Florida Complex League and Low-A Lakeland levels. In Low-A, McGonigle hit .350 with one homer, seven walks and five strikeouts across 12 games.

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Right-handed reliever Freddy Pacheco, who throws a high-velocity fastball and a nasty slider out of the bullpen, is making progress in his return from Tommy John surgery. He is throwing bullpens twice per week.

The 25-year-old underwent elbow surgery in June 2023.

Pacheco hasn’t been healthy since the 2022 season in the St. Louis Cardinals’ organization, when he posted a 3.05 ERA with 28 walks and 84 strikeouts across 62 innings in 50 relief appearances for Double-A Springfield and Triple-A Memphis. That year, his 96.5 mph fastball had a 26.5% whiff rate and his 84.4 mph slider had a 54.6% whiff rate.

Although Pacheco likely reports to Triple-A Toledo when fully healthy, he could be an asset for the Tigers down the stretch this season, but only if he recaptures his fastball command and slider shape.

Sawyer Gipson-Long

In the big leagues, the Tigers have more than one player on the injury report for the first time since March 8.

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Right-hander Sawyer Gipson-Long has been on the report since the first week of spring training with a left groin strain, but at some point in the past couple of days, he reported right forearm tightness.

The 26-year-old, who posted a 2.70 ERA in four starts with the Tigers last season, completed three innings in his first rehab start Sunday for Low-A Lakeland, allowing one run on three hits and zero walks with four strikeouts. He complained of forearm tightness after the 41-pitch outing.

Gipson-Long is receiving further evaluation.

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Detroit Historical Museum hosting new exhibition in honor of Red Wings’ centennial

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DETROIT (WXYZ) — The Detroit Historical Museum is hosting a new exhibition in honor of the Detroit Red Wings’ centennial season.

It’s called “Detroit Red Wings at 100: Becoming Hockeytown” and will be in three galleries at the Detroit Historical Museum.

Inside the City of Champions Gallery, the new Motor City Showcase and the Detroit Artists Showcase, fans will find rare artifacts from the Historical Society, the team’s archives and the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Some of the artifacts include:

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  • Uniforms from Detroit Red Wings greats, including the Grind Line and Russian Five
  • Rarely-seen artifacts on loan from the Hockey Hall of Fame and Windsor Community Museum
  • Vintage audio and video clips of some of the greatest Red Wings moments in history
  • A spotlight on the players who have had their numbers retired

There are also lockers like the ones in Olympia Stadium, a chance to flash the original goal lights from Joe Louis Arena and hear the organ from Olympia.

“It’s an honor to see a century of Red Wings history brought to life at the Detroit Historical Museum,” Ilitch Sports + Entertainment Senior Vice President of Brand Marketing Asia Gholston said in a statement “Every decade has its own defining moments, and this exhibit gives our fans a special opportunity to celebrate the passion, pride, and legacy that have defined 100 years of Red Wings hockey.”

 The exhibition will be on display all season long, and fans can also shop vintage Red Wings merchandise at the museum store.





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Detroit Lions players pack food to help those in need have a Thanksgiving meal

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Coming off their recent Sunday win, the Detroit Lions players and staff joined others in the community to put in a win for Thanksgiving meals for those in need.

On Tuesday, Nov. 11, players and staff joined volunteers from Meijer and the Lineage Foundation for Good in packing Thanksgiving meal kits at Gleaners Community Bank in Taylor.

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Volunteers packed canned and dry goods into 3,000 Thanksgiving meal kits.

Those meal kits are part of the Lions’ plans for 10,000 kits – double from last year. Part of what made the meal kits possible is donations from Detroit Lions partners.

For years, the Lions have done Thanksgiving meal initiatives to help those in need. This is the second annual partnership with Grand Rapids-based grocer, Meijer, and the third with Gleaners. As they did last year, Meijer, the exclusive grocery partner for the Lions, is donating all proceeds from this year’s “Raise the Roar” Lions flag sales to the Detroit Lions Foundation, with proceeds tackling food insecurity.

The meal kit packing initiative began a month ago and included Detroit Lions partners AAA – The Auto Club Group (ACG), Delta Airlines, Jiffy Mix, Lineage Foundation for Good and Modern Woodmen of America.

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Angela Halverson, director of community giving for Gleaners Community Food Bank, said packing these meal kits on Tuesday represents a “community coming together to help neighbors,” who might be food insecure this time of year.

“The timing is important because Thanksgiving is in a couple of short weeks from now, and we want to make sure that many in southeastern Michigan are going to sit down to a warm meal that they can count on for that Thanksgiving dinner.”

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Halverson said many metro Detroiters will choose between heating their house and purchasing food.

“The Lions are coming together in a partnership with Gleaners to help take one of those worries, ideally off the table,” Halverson told the Free Press.

The 10,000 Thanksgiving meal kits equate to providing more than 330,000 meals. This year the distribution includes metro Detroit food banks as well as those Grand Rapids, Lansing, Saginaw and Traverse City.

Each meal kit includes canned and dry goods. There are green beans, corn, fruit, stuffing, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, cranberry sauce and Jiffy Mix.

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Once the kits make it to distribution sites, there’s an addition of a 3-pound bag of fresh apples from North Bay Produce and a whole turkey.

In the boxes are everything you would want for Thanksgiving from potatoes to produce.

“It’s nutritious and warm comforting food and exactly what we need this time of year,” said Halverson.

For Gleaners Community Food Bank information visit gcfb.org.

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Cold start to workweek: Flurries, wind chills fall to single digits, dry midweek ahead for Metro Detroit

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4Warn Weather – Brutally cold with a few flakes possible Monday night, remaining cold and cloudy for Veterans Day on Tuesday.

Monday night: Decreasing clouds, partly cloudy skies. Low: 23.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy skies. Continued cold. High: 38.

Tuesday night: Partly cloudy skies. Another cold overnight. Low: 30.

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Wednesday: Mostly cloudy skies. High: 46.

Wednesday: Partly cloudy skies. Low: 30.

Teasable elements:

  • Wind chills into the single digits and teens out the door on Tuesday Morning

  • Well below average temperatures for the next few days

  • More clouds than sunshine for Tuesday, more sunshine moves in mid-week

  • Dry forecast for most of next week, with warming temperatures by the end of the week

  • Next rain chances move in for the upcoming weekend

We’ve seen some snow showers, some clouds, and some sunshine in most locations to start the week, after the snow showers to end the weekend on Sunday.

And we’ve got a few flakes in the forecast for Tuesday before we put winter weather “on pause” for a little while!

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As we work through the overnight hours tonight, we will keep some cloud cover in the forecast as we are still dealing with that northwest flow, with snow showers in our Northeastern Communities and a few flurries elsewhere.

Overnight lows dropping into the lower 20s, and expect wind chills into the teens and potentially single digits outside the metro.

We will keep some cloud cover in the forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday, with warmer temperatures starting to move into the region.

High temperatures remaining in the 30s by Tuesday, then into the upper 40s by Wednesday.

Expect a few flurries possible on Tuesday as the northwest flow continues. Gusty winds are expected, gusting upwards of 20-25 MPH on Tuesday as well.

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The drier weather continues, looking ahead into the end of next week and the start of next weekend.

We will keep some sunshine and clouds in the forecast for Thursday and into Friday.

High temperatures continue to warm up for everyone. We’re expecting high temperatures into the upper 40s on Thursday, then back into the 50s by Friday.

We will bring more cloud cover into the forecast by the start of next weekend, on Saturday, and high temperatures will continue to warm.

Expect high temperatures into the mid-50s by Saturday afternoon.

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Our next chance of rain moves into the region late Saturday night and into the end of the weekend on Sunday.

High temperatures in the mid to upper 50s will fall into the upper 40s after that cold front moves through the region late Sunday.

Mostly cloudy skies are expected for the start of next week on Monday.


Find the latest forecast from the 4Warn Weather team here

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