It was a bad weekend, let’s take a pause.
It’s Monday, everyone, and I know the weekend wasn’t great. It’s a new week, though, the Tigers have an off day at last and can catch their breath. Starting Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Pirates will be in town before the Tigers head down to Tampa to take on the Rays over the weekend.
We have reactions from A.J. Hinch about the weekend series loss, some Father’s Day tidbits to make you smile, and a ton of updates across baseball, including some massive trades, some malicious trades, and a very happy bat dog.
Let’s get into it!
Detroit Tigers News:
- Jahmai Jones’ Sunday afternoon home run was a perfect ode to his late father .
- A.J. Hinch met the press after the weekend’s disappointing series loss to the Reds.
- A quick look at how Reese Olson is doing in Triple-A.
- Roster update.
RHP Tyler Owens has been recalled today from Triple-A Toledo.
RHP John Brebbia has been designated for assignment.
— Tigers PR (@DetroitTigersPR) June 15, 2025
- A sweet Father’s Day thread.
excuse me while i curl up into a ball and cry pic.twitter.com/NcklCZofxZ
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) June 15, 2025
AL Central News:
- A White Sox announcer had a great time speculating over what the team’s manager might have said during his ejection.
- A Guardians pitcher is thankful for the brim of his cap after his hat saved him from a very scary outcome .
- White Sox fans are convinced that the Pope’s recent comments prove he has to have been a lifelong fan of the team .
- In a bit of malicious compliance, after Aaron Civale demanded a trade following his demotion to the Brewers’ bullpen, he was traded to the White Sox .
MLB News:
- The biggest news of the weekend was this bombshell trade…
Full trade: The San Francisco Giants are acquiring Rafael Devers from the Boston Red Sox for Jordan Hicks, Kyle Harrison, James Tibbs and Jose Bello, according to sources familiar with the deal.
— Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) June 15, 2025
- Here’s more detail on the massive Devers trade .
- MLB appears to have quietly removed the A’s “reverse boycott” games from streaming.
- Some bad news for the Dodgers regarding Roki Sasaki .
- Silly injuries aren’t just for the majors, as former Detroit Tiger Sean Casey managed to tear his hamstring in a Savannah Bananas game .
- Shohei Ohtani just managed to set yet another career milestone, this one for being the fastest player to reach the 250 home run, 150 stolen base mark .
- MLB will not be doing anything to address the dead ball issue this year .
- On that note, The Athletic try to determine what’s different about this season’s balls . ($)
- Very good bat dog Bruce was having the best time before his major league debut with the Nationals .