Cody Stavenhagen
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Detroit Tigers and more MLB for The Athletic. Cohost of the Tiger Territory podcast. Fan of good people, good stories and good storytelling
Ethan Holliday will be one of the top players selected in the MLB Draft.
His family’s baseball dynasty is rooted in Stillwater.
But how, exactly, did all this come to be?
That's a deeper story that traces back to the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/648...
His family’s baseball dynasty is rooted in Stillwater.
But how, exactly, did all this come to be?
That's a deeper story that traces back to the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/648...
July 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Ethan Holliday will be one of the top players selected in the MLB Draft.
His family’s baseball dynasty is rooted in Stillwater.
But how, exactly, did all this come to be?
That's a deeper story that traces back to the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/648...
His family’s baseball dynasty is rooted in Stillwater.
But how, exactly, did all this come to be?
That's a deeper story that traces back to the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/648...
In his Pittsburgh twilight, Andrew McCutchen is still here and still hitting
www.nytimes.com/athletic/644...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/644...
June 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
In his Pittsburgh twilight, Andrew McCutchen is still here and still hitting
www.nytimes.com/athletic/644...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/644...
Jahmai Jones was 13 when his father, former Detroit Lion Andre Jones, died from a brain aneurysm.
Friday night, Jahmai homered on his first pitch as a Detroit Tiger.
On a father's memory and a Detroit legacy that lives on:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/641...
Friday night, Jahmai homered on his first pitch as a Detroit Tiger.
On a father's memory and a Detroit legacy that lives on:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/641...
June 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Jahmai Jones was 13 when his father, former Detroit Lion Andre Jones, died from a brain aneurysm.
Friday night, Jahmai homered on his first pitch as a Detroit Tiger.
On a father's memory and a Detroit legacy that lives on:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/641...
Friday night, Jahmai homered on his first pitch as a Detroit Tiger.
On a father's memory and a Detroit legacy that lives on:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/641...
Merging old school grind with new ways of thinking, the Detroit Tigers are here to stay.
A 30,000-foot look at how the Tigers have combined scrappy baserunning, roster roulette, pitching prowess and daily focus to emerge as the winningest team in MLB:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/639...
A 30,000-foot look at how the Tigers have combined scrappy baserunning, roster roulette, pitching prowess and daily focus to emerge as the winningest team in MLB:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/639...
May 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Merging old school grind with new ways of thinking, the Detroit Tigers are here to stay.
A 30,000-foot look at how the Tigers have combined scrappy baserunning, roster roulette, pitching prowess and daily focus to emerge as the winningest team in MLB:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/639...
A 30,000-foot look at how the Tigers have combined scrappy baserunning, roster roulette, pitching prowess and daily focus to emerge as the winningest team in MLB:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/639...
A Gold Glove infielder is playing CF. A player left by the wayside is hitting .319 with an .870 OPS.
In a game filled with numbers and projections, sometimes the unthinkable, the unfathomable, still happens.
On Javy Báez and the first-place Tigers:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...
In a game filled with numbers and projections, sometimes the unthinkable, the unfathomable, still happens.
On Javy Báez and the first-place Tigers:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...
May 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A Gold Glove infielder is playing CF. A player left by the wayside is hitting .319 with an .870 OPS.
In a game filled with numbers and projections, sometimes the unthinkable, the unfathomable, still happens.
On Javy Báez and the first-place Tigers:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...
In a game filled with numbers and projections, sometimes the unthinkable, the unfathomable, still happens.
On Javy Báez and the first-place Tigers:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...
Bret Boone is a talker, verbose and gregarious.
In an unexpected mission with the Texas Rangers, his first task is perhaps the most difficult. He is sitting back, listening and learning.
On Boone and the Rangers' quest to restore their prowess:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...
In an unexpected mission with the Texas Rangers, his first task is perhaps the most difficult. He is sitting back, listening and learning.
On Boone and the Rangers' quest to restore their prowess:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...
May 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Bret Boone is a talker, verbose and gregarious.
In an unexpected mission with the Texas Rangers, his first task is perhaps the most difficult. He is sitting back, listening and learning.
On Boone and the Rangers' quest to restore their prowess:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...
In an unexpected mission with the Texas Rangers, his first task is perhaps the most difficult. He is sitting back, listening and learning.
On Boone and the Rangers' quest to restore their prowess:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...
In 2020, Jackson Jobe was trying to throw 90 mph, and Alex Marney was coaching in a barn.
Now Jobe is preparing for this first MLB start. And Marney's @PitchingWRX is a high-tech facility on the rise.
"It’s like we kind of built the facility together.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...
Now Jobe is preparing for this first MLB start. And Marney's @PitchingWRX is a high-tech facility on the rise.
"It’s like we kind of built the facility together.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...
March 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
In 2020, Jackson Jobe was trying to throw 90 mph, and Alex Marney was coaching in a barn.
Now Jobe is preparing for this first MLB start. And Marney's @PitchingWRX is a high-tech facility on the rise.
"It’s like we kind of built the facility together.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...
Now Jobe is preparing for this first MLB start. And Marney's @PitchingWRX is a high-tech facility on the rise.
"It’s like we kind of built the facility together.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...
Twice in his career, A.J. Hinch was the last cut of spring. Rob Refsnyder once got cut before his own birthday dinner. He later took a job from one of his groomsmen.
On the oddities and anxieties of “trying to keep the reaper away.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/622...
On the oddities and anxieties of “trying to keep the reaper away.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/622...
March 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Twice in his career, A.J. Hinch was the last cut of spring. Rob Refsnyder once got cut before his own birthday dinner. He later took a job from one of his groomsmen.
On the oddities and anxieties of “trying to keep the reaper away.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/622...
On the oddities and anxieties of “trying to keep the reaper away.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/622...
A very nerdy story that shines some light on how the Tigers sustained success in their 31-11 run and how they are getting the most out of pitchers.
Sinkers were the subtlety behind Tigers’ ‘pitching chaos.’ Can it continue in 2025?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/619...
Sinkers were the subtlety behind Tigers’ ‘pitching chaos.’ Can it continue in 2025?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/619...
March 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A very nerdy story that shines some light on how the Tigers sustained success in their 31-11 run and how they are getting the most out of pitchers.
Sinkers were the subtlety behind Tigers’ ‘pitching chaos.’ Can it continue in 2025?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/619...
Sinkers were the subtlety behind Tigers’ ‘pitching chaos.’ Can it continue in 2025?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/619...
Not so long ago, Casey Mize was the talk of spring training. Now he's on the roster bubble, experimenting with new sliders, rethinking his fastball and returning to the pitch that got him here.
"I think I need to get back to using (the splitter) a lot."
www.nytimes.com/athletic/614...
"I think I need to get back to using (the splitter) a lot."
www.nytimes.com/athletic/614...
February 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Not so long ago, Casey Mize was the talk of spring training. Now he's on the roster bubble, experimenting with new sliders, rethinking his fastball and returning to the pitch that got him here.
"I think I need to get back to using (the splitter) a lot."
www.nytimes.com/athletic/614...
"I think I need to get back to using (the splitter) a lot."
www.nytimes.com/athletic/614...
Tigers prospect Hao-Yu Lee has the word "persistence" tattooed down his neck. A reminder of where he's been and where he's going.
On the prospect everyone in Tigers camp is raving about:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/614...
On the prospect everyone in Tigers camp is raving about:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/614...
February 19, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Tigers prospect Hao-Yu Lee has the word "persistence" tattooed down his neck. A reminder of where he's been and where he's going.
On the prospect everyone in Tigers camp is raving about:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/614...
On the prospect everyone in Tigers camp is raving about:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/614...
Somewhere along the Connecticut shoreline, there is a 77-year-old engineer. Some of baseball's brightest minds call him the godfather of modern pitching.
His name is Paul Nyman. Long after he left baseball in frustration, his work helped reshape the game
www.nytimes.com/athletic/611...
His name is Paul Nyman. Long after he left baseball in frustration, his work helped reshape the game
www.nytimes.com/athletic/611...
February 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Somewhere along the Connecticut shoreline, there is a 77-year-old engineer. Some of baseball's brightest minds call him the godfather of modern pitching.
His name is Paul Nyman. Long after he left baseball in frustration, his work helped reshape the game
www.nytimes.com/athletic/611...
His name is Paul Nyman. Long after he left baseball in frustration, his work helped reshape the game
www.nytimes.com/athletic/611...
Justin Verlander and Alex Cobb each signed for one year and $15 million.
Their surface numbers compare pretty similarly over the past two seasons.
Verlander is going into his age-42 season. Cobb is going into his age-37 season.
Their surface numbers compare pretty similarly over the past two seasons.
Verlander is going into his age-42 season. Cobb is going into his age-37 season.
January 8, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Justin Verlander and Alex Cobb each signed for one year and $15 million.
Their surface numbers compare pretty similarly over the past two seasons.
Verlander is going into his age-42 season. Cobb is going into his age-37 season.
Their surface numbers compare pretty similarly over the past two seasons.
Verlander is going into his age-42 season. Cobb is going into his age-37 season.
Tigers injury news: Jace Jung had a wrist procedure in October. He will be fully recovered in time for spring training
December 10, 2024 at 12:30 AM
Tigers injury news: Jace Jung had a wrist procedure in October. He will be fully recovered in time for spring training
Princeton of the Plains
now with a very bad football team
now with a very bad football team
November 23, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Princeton of the Plains
now with a very bad football team
now with a very bad football team