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MLB Matthew Boyd will be the Detroit Tigers starting pitcher when they open the COVID-19-abbreviated season Friday at Cincinnati. Manager Ron Gardenhire confirmed the news yesterday. Pregame coverage of the Tigers’ opening game will begin at 5:45 on 99.3 The Lift. Jordan Zimmermann will not be part of the team’s …

Spencer Turnbull threw four scoreless innings in yesterday’s Detroit Tigers intrasquad scrimmage. He retired all 12 batters he faced, striking out six. C.J. Cron hit two home runs. It looks as if pitcher Daniel Norris will be ready to start the season. Norris has missed training camp because he tested …

MLB Matthew Boyd has rejoined the Detroit Tigers at their training camp in Detroit. Boyd had been sidelined after coming into contact with someone who was COVID-19 positive. Boyd’s subsequent test showed he is not infected. Boyd is likely to be Detroit’s starter on opening day, a week from tomorrow …

MLB 11 Major League Baseball umpires have opted out of the upcoming season because of COVID-19 concerns. Of the 76 full time umpires, 20 are age 55 or older. Those who opt out because of age or existing health issues will be paid. Replacements will be drawn from the pool …

MLB The Detroit Tigers have released reliever Zack Godley. Godley signed a minor league contract with Detroit in December, after big-league stints with the Diamondbacks and Blue Jays. Manager Ron Gardenhire said there wouldn’t be room for Godley on the Detroit roster, and his early release will give him time …

NHL National Hockey League training camps will open today, as teams prepare to resume the season that was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the league’s Board of Governors and the Players Association ratified the arrangements late last week. Stanley Cup Tournament play-in games will begin August 1st in the …

MLB Detroit Tigers pitcher Daniel Norris has tested positive for COVID-19. The left-hander confirmed the news yesterday to the Detroit Free Press, saying that he’s experiencing no symptoms. He’s been placed on the disabled list until he is cleared. Major League Baseball’s 2021 season will begin with all 30 teams …

NHL The next Detroit Red Wings game will probably take place December 1st. That’s the tentative date that’s been set for the opening of the 2020-2021 NHL season. The Wings didn’t qualify for the expanded Stanley Cup playoffs that will – COVID-19 pandemic permitting – begin July 30th. If all …

Finlandia The Finlandia University baseball team has signed up yet another new recruit. Skylar Abell is a pitcher from Rock Falls, Illinois. He is the 22nd member of this year’s class. MLB The Milwaukee Brewers have reportedly agreed to a contract with their first-round pick in the recent amateur draft. …

MLB COVID-19 challenges permitting, the Detroit Tigers will open their shortened Major League Baseball season July 24th at Cincinnati. The Tigers will also face the Reds in a pair of preseason games July 21st and 22nd. The 60-game campaign will conclude September 27th in Kansas City. Tigers games will be …