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• Magglio Ordonez to announce retirement Sunday

  Ordonez has decided to call it a career.The 38-year-old former Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox outfielder plans to announce his retirement Sunday before Detroit plays the New York Yankees .The six-time All-Star struggled through 92 games last season with   Read more »

• No plea deal yet for Delmon Young for anti-Semitic charge in NYC

  are not offering a plea deal to Detroit Tigers outfielder Delmon Young, who's accused of making anti-Semitic remarks during a fight outside a New York hotel.Young was briefly in a Manhattan court Tuesday for an update on his misdemeanor hate-crime harassment   Read more »

• Deaf Little Leaguer throws perfect game

  was opening day of the Little League season, and Thomas Colamartino was on the mound for the Levittown Tigers . The pressure was on, and the crowd was not friendly."You can't pitch! You can't pitch!" hecklers yelled from the stands at Redwing Park in Levittown."Light   Read more »

• Rangers farm team in playoff semis

  is 4-1 in the postseason, including a three-game, first-round sweep of the Islanders ' affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers . Games 3 and 4 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Norfolk Admirals, the AHL's top club during the season   Read more »

• Nick Swisher leaves game with tight hamstring

  Swisher has left the New York Yankees game against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday after walking in the third inning because of a tight left hamstring and will have a precautionary MRI.Swisher struck out in the first inning Sunday and caught Austin Jackson 's   Read more »

Around the web

• New Tigers fan? Quintin Berry's best friend, Orioles' Adam Jones, excited about call-up

  Tigers fans have probably been pleasantly surprised with the major-league debut of centerfielder Quintin Berry. His propensity for getting on base, speed and defense have fans wondering if he'll stay with the big team when Austin Jackson returns. While B 30 m ago from Detroit Free Press Read more »

• Dustin Pedroia status unchanged; Red Sox play short-handed

  APBoston Red Sox's Dustin Pedroia remainson the active roster but unavailable with a jammed right thumb. BOSTON - The Red Sox walked a treacherous line for the second straight night, playing the Detroit Tigers with no middle infielders on the bench. "We' 58 m ago from MassLive.com Read more »

• Detroit Tigers notes: Jim Leyland wonders himself when the offensive machine gets started

  – Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland, one day after saying that “when the leaves turn,” his team will have scored runs has expected, is openly wondering when that might begin. Leyland noted that the Tigers, who in constructing their roster made the conscious 5:50 PM from MLive.com Read more »

• Detroit Tigers' lineup: Gerald Laird will DH against LHP Jon Lester, which may become the norm

  Drew Smyly (2-1, 3.14) draws the start for Detroit, against Boston's Jon Lester (3-4, 4.72). These are the lineups. Detroit Tigers stories with the most comments in the last 7 days. Users with the most MLive.com comments in the last 7 days Registration on 4:49 PM from MLive.com Read more »

• Dirks' Achilles' barking

  Week 7. May 12, 2012: McCarthy fans 10, sparks A's over Tigers Brandon McCarthy matched a career high with 10 strikeouts after missing his last start with a sore right shoulder, leading the Oakland Athletics past the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Saturday night. 4:44 PM from CBS Sports Read more »