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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. robbed of American League’s Gold Glove at first base

For the first time since the 2020 season, a Toronto Blue Jay has failed to win a Gold Glove award. On Sunday evening, winners for the Gold Gloves were announced, with none of the five finalists who spent their 2026 season with the Jays winning the award.

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Dillon Dingler Returns the Tigers to a Tradition After 18 Seasons

Dillon Dingler did it again! He won the Gold Glove for the second consecutive year as catcher for the Detroit Tigers and has entered an exclusive group in franchise history, becoming the fourth catcher to win the award in consecutive years, joining Bill Freehan, Lance Parrish and Ivan “El Pudge” Rodriguez.

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2026 Gold Glove winners: The full list and the names that jump out

Rawlings handed out the 2026 Gold Glove Awards on Sunday night, and the winners list is a fun mix of familiar names, rising MLB stars and a couple of choices that will likely start arguments in group chats across baseball.

Highly touted prospect Nolan Perry deserves spot on Blue Jays' 2027 roster

Why a Teoscar Hernandez reunion would be a risky move for Blue Jays

3 questions facing the Arizona Diamondbacks this offseason

Ranking the top 10 MLB free agents this offseason

Mets legend Jerry Koosman dies at 83

Detroit Tigers News / Bless You Boys / October 23

Detroit Tigers News: World Series, Kevin McGonigle, Dillon Dingler, Riley Greene, Zach McKinstry, Fielding Bible, Sporting News Awards

Happy Friday, everyone! The World Series has arrived, so you can expect to see plenty of discussion about the matchup between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays over the coming week as they square off to see who can lay claim to being the best team of 2026.

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The 'World Series MVPs' quiz

MLB has awarded the World Series MVP since 1955. How many of these players can you name in six minutes?

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Detroit Tigers News / Detroit Tigers on SI / October 22

Dillon Dingler Gives the Tigers an Extension Decision With a Catch

The Detroit Tigers have a convincing reason to consider keeping Dillon Dingler beyond their current years of club control. They also have a reason to be selective about how many additional years they guarantee.

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25 things we learned from the 2026 MLB season

The 2026 MLB season was full of great performances, breakout stars, and incredible feats. These are the 25 things we learned along the way.

Detroit Tigers News / Detroit Tigers on SI / October 16

Dillon Dingler Could Accomplish Something the Tigers Haven’t Done in 20 Years

If one player broke out in a big way in 2026, it was Dillon Dingler. Dingler's first half with the Detroit Tigers put him into MVP conversations, led him to his first All-Star appearance, and potentially even more hardware this offseason.

Detroit Tigers News / Detroit Tigers on SI / October 14

2 Detroit Tigers Named American League Gold Glove Award Finalists

The Detroit Tigers may not have made the postseason, but not every player on the roster performed poorly overall. While the Tigers were looked at as one of the biggest threats in the American League on paper, reality told a different story.

Detroit Tigers News / Just Baseball / September 30

What To Make of Dillon Dingler’s Up-and-Down Season

There was a point this season when people were saying Dillon Dingler was the best catcher in baseball, and they were right. This wasn’t coming just from Detroit Tigers fans who watched him every day, but from the national media as well.

Detroit Tigers News / Detroit Tigers on SI / September 30

3 Tigers Named Finalists for 2026 All-MLB Team

Now that the regular season has come to an end it is time to start taking into consideration the individual accolades that will be announced when November comes around, and that process starts much sooner than later.

Detroit Tigers News / Athlon Sports / September 4

Tigers’ Dillon Dingler Has Hit a Severe Offensive Slump

The Detroit Tigers’ postseason hopes are quickly fading. After their series loss to the Minnesota Twins, the Tigers have now lost six consecutive series and 14 of their last 18 games overall.

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25 records that were broken during the 2026 MLB season

The 2026 MLB season was historic in many ways. These 25 records were broken during the season.

Detroit Tigers News / Detroit Tigers on SI / August 31

Tigers’ Power Outage Puts Their Playoff Aspirations at Risk

Between June 1 and the trade deadline, the Detroit Tigers led the American League with 87 home runs. They started with a thunderous pace of 49 home runs in June and raised their average to 5.4 runs scored per game.

Detroit Tigers News / Detroit Tigers on SI / August 8

How Tigers All-Star Dillon Dingler is Proving His AL MVP Case

The Detroit Tigers sit within a game of the last wild card playoff spot in the American League and one of the major reasons for that is catcher Dillon Dingler.

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Athletics News / Field Level Media / August 1

Dillon Dingler's slam highlights Tigers' late eruption vs. A's

Dillon Dingler hit his first career grand slam and Kevin McGonigle and Ben Malgeri also homered to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 13-1 victory over the Athletics on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.

Detroit Tigers News / Field Level Media / July 23

Dillon Dingler, Tigers maintain second-half burst with rally past Royals

Dillon Dingler gave the Detroit Tigers the lead with a two-out RBI double in the eighth and they held on for a 4-3 win against the visiting Kansas City Royals in the opener of their four-game series on Thursday evening.

Detroit Tigers News / Field Level Media / July 21

Tigers ride all-around effort of Dillon Dingler into clash against Cubs

Dillon Dingler showed again how he can be the Detroit Tigers' difference-maker. The Tigers catcher had two home runs, a successful pickoff and the go-ahead RBI single as Detroit defeated the Chicago Cubs 8-6 in 10 innings in the first contest of a three-game set on Monday, all while managing six pitchers in a big-game environment.

MLB News / Field Level Media / July 21

Dillon Dingler homers twice as Tigers beat Cubs in 10

Dillon Dingler hit two home runs and added the go-ahead RBI single in the 10th inning to help the visiting Detroit Tigers survive a comeback by the Chicago Cubs in an 8-6 extra-innings win on Monday night.

Detroit Tigers News / Athlon Sports / July 11

Tigers Make Dillon Dingler Decision After 2 Misses Games

Detroit Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler returned to the starting lineup Saturday after missing the club's previous two games with a right-hand contusion.

Athletics News / Athlon Sports / July 9

Tigers Make Move After Dillon Dingler News

Dillon Dingler will not go on the injured list after Wednesday's right-hand scare, the Detroit Tigers announced Thursday, with the All-Star catcher considered day to day.

Athletics News / Just Baseball / June 28

Dillon Dingler Is the Best Catcher Nobody Is Talking About

For much of the first half, the conversation surrounding the Detroit Tigers hasn’t been about the players producing. It’s been about the players who might not be around much longer.

MLB News / Yardbarker / June 27

Four AL stars who were snubbed in MLB All-Star voting to make room for more Blue Jays

Here is a brief list of the most egregious snubs from the AL All-Star voting.

Shohei Ohtani, Ernie Clement named All-Star starters as top vote-getters

New York Mets make needed change with Carlos Mendoza

Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski continues to defy physics with historically fast pitch

The 'MLB playoff HR leaders' quiz

Athletics News / Inside The Diamonds / June 26

Detroit Tigers Notebook: Tigers Drop Opener, How Is Dingler Not an All-Star Finalist, and More

The Detroit Tigers dropped the series opener to the Astros. They dropped to 34-47. They’re eight games back of the White Sox for the American League Central.

Detroit Tigers News / Yardbarker / June 23

Dillon Dingler having a breakout campaign with Tigers

The Detroit Tigers have one of the best catchers in MLB in Dingler, who is putting up a solid breakout campaign and career-high numbers in 2026.

Casey Mize eager to extend Tigers' winning streak in clash vs. Yankees

Yankees' rotation strategy backfires with Gerrit Cole's rough start vs. Tigers

Tigers' Justin Verlander makes sad admission after latest setback

The 'MLB steals-leaders since 1990' quiz

Detroit Tigers News / Field Level Media / June 4

Dillon Dingler, Tigers ride power surge into opener vs. Mariners

A turn of the page on the calendar has transformed the Detroit Tigers into an offensive juggernaut. Punchless in the month of May when the team won just six games, Detroit's offense erupted for 25 runs during a three-game road sweep this week against American League-best Tampa Bay.

Athletics News / MLB Trade Rumors / April 23