Hopefully.
Happy Friday, everyone! The Tigers had a mighty struggle against the Nationals this past series, and I’m sure they are as happy as we are that they’re moving on to a new challenge this weekend. They’ve headed to Cleveland to take on the ever-pesky Guardians and hopefully perform better than they did in their ugly series in Washington.
To get you in a baseball mood, we have some little tidbits from the baseball world, including a big milestone for Clayton Kershaw, and an unexpected potential scandal in Cleveland, so let’s get right into it.
Detroit Tigers News:
LHP Bailey Horn, who yesterday served as the club’s 27th man, will remain with the big league club on the active roster.
RHP Tyler Owens was optioned to Triple-A Toledo following last night’s game.
— Tigers PR (@DetroitTigersPR) July 3, 2025
Javy Baez will be the first player to start All-Star Games both in the outfield AND at SS in a career
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) July 2, 2025
AL Central News:
- Guardians’ pitcher Luis Ortiz has been placed on “non-disciplinary paid leave” at least through the All-Star break due to an MLB investigation. ($)
- Here’s a little additional detail on the reason behind the investigation.
BREAKING: Cleveland Guardians right-hander Luis Ortiz is being investigated for two individual pitches — one June 15, another June 27 — that received action flagged by a betting-integrity firm, sources tell me and @DavidPurdum . Details free at ESPN: https://t.co/Ib6FwBm5MH
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 3, 2025
MLB News:
- In case you wanted to feel ancient today…
James Wood said the HR Derby moment he remembers most from watching *as a kid* is Harper’s win in DC in 2018. So I’ll be putting an AARP patch on my sleeve now too.
— Chelsea Janes (@chelsea_janes) July 3, 2025