Kirk Harold Gibson is an American former professional baseball outfielder and manager. He is currently a color commentator for the Detroit Tigers on Bally Sports Detroit and a special assistant for the Tigers. Gibson spent most of his career with the Detroit Tigers,but also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Kansas City Royals,and Pittsburgh Pirates. He batted and threw left-handed.
Todd Barton Jones is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was an effective middle reliever for several teams and also filled the role of closer,most notably with the Detroit Tigers for whom he earned 235 of his 319 career saves. On September 16,2007,Jones became the 21st member of the 300-save club during his second stint with the Tigers.
Cameron Keith Maybin is an American professional baseball broadcaster and former center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers,Florida / Miami Marlins,San Diego Padres,Atlanta Braves,Los Angeles Angels,Houston Astros,Seattle Mariners,New York Yankees,Chicago Cubs,and New York Mets. He was the tenth overall pick in the 2005 MLB draft by the Tigers and debuted with them in 2007. With the Astros,he won the 2017 World Series.
Joshua Aaron Wilson is an American former professional baseball infielder. Wilson is a Mt. Lebanon,Pennsylvania native. He was part of the 1998 Pennsylvania state championship baseball team and Pennsylvania Player of the Year. Wilson played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins,Washington Nationals,Tampa Bay Devil Rays,Arizona Diamondbacks,San Diego Padres,Seattle Mariners,Milwaukee Brewers,Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers.
Bally Sports Detroit (BSD) is an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group that operates as a Bally Sports affiliate. It provides coverage of local sports teams in the state of Michigan,primarily focusing on those in Metro Detroit. The network airs exclusive broadcasts of games involving the Detroit Tigers,Detroit Pistons,and Detroit Red Wings;repeats of Detroit Lions preseason games;and some high school sports.
Mario Impemba is an American sportscaster,best known as the television play-by-play announcer for the Detroit Tigers from 2002 to 2018. Before working for the Tigers,he announced for the Los Angeles Angels on both television and radio and several minor league teams.
Daron Sutton is an American baseball broadcaster who has served as a television host or play-by-play announcer for five different Major League Baseball organizations,the Atlanta Braves,Milwaukee Brewers,Arizona Diamondbacks,Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers. His initial television role was as a pregame host and fill-in play-by-play for the Atlanta Braves,followed by two years of radio play-by-play for the Anaheim Angels,then five years as the play-by-play voice of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers. He later served as the television voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks for five and a half seasons,and then filled part time television roles with the Los Angeles Angels followed by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Daron has been a play-by-play voice of the Pac-12 Network since 2014.
Bally Sports Florida is an American regional sports network owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group,and operates as an affiliate of Bally Sports. The channel broadcasts local sports coverage in the state of Florida,with a focus on professional sports teams based in Miami,Tampa and Orlando.
Rich Waltz is an American television play-by-play commentator currently calling college football,basketball for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network. Waltz also calls MLB for MLB Network's Showcase telecasts and Apple TV's Friday Night Baseball. The past two seasons he has filled in on TV for the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Angels on Bally Sports. Waltz also called the Phoenix Regional of the World Baseball Classic for MLB Network and MLB International. A three-time Emmy winner,Waltz is formerly known for calling television broadcasts for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2017. Waltz's dismissal by Fox Sports Florida and the Marlins was criticized by fans and media. Over the past few years,Waltz has called MLB for MLB Network and Turner Sports,including the Cubs' Alec Mills no-hitter,the sixth MLB no-hitter he has announced. Waltz also called the 2020 AL Wild Card Series for TBS alongside Jimmy Rollins.
Most Major League Baseball games not broadcast exclusively by its media partners are televised by regional sports networks,which present sports programming of interest to their respective region. Most MLB broadcasters are members of chains such as NBC Sports Regional Networks and Bally Sports,although several teams are broadcast by regional networks that are independent of these chains. Some teams own partial or majority stakes in their regional broadcaster.
The 1988 Cleveland Indians season was the 88th season for the franchise. The team,managed by Doc Edwards,finished sixth in the American League East.
Bally Sports Arizona (BSAZ) was an American regional sports network (RSN). The channel broadcast professional,collegiate and high school sports events,with a primary focus on Phoenix-area teams. It was available on most cable providers throughout Arizona and available nationwide on satellite provider DirecTV.
Isan Xavier Díaz is a Puerto Rican professional baseball second baseman for the Lancaster Stormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins,San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers.
Anfernee Antron Grier is an American former professional baseball outfielder. Grier played college baseball for the Auburn Tigers. He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks 39th overall in the 2016 MLB draft. Despite his draft status,Grier never played in Major League Baseball (MLB).
The 2018 Major League Baseball season began on March 29. The regular season ended on October 1,extended a day for tiebreaker games to decide the winners of the National League Central and National League West. The postseason began on October 2. The World Series began on October 23,and ended on October 28 with the Boston Red Sox defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games to win their ninth World Series championship.
The 2019 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 119th season. This was the team's second year under manager Ron Gardenhire. They finished the season 47–114,their worst since 2003 when they went 43–119. It was their first 100-loss season for the team since said season. It was also the second straight season where any team finished with fewer than 50 wins,after the 2018 Orioles who themselves finished with only 47 wins. The Tigers only played 161 games in 2019 due to a late-season rainout in Chicago which was not made up due to both teams missing the playoffs.
Alek Thomas is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022. He has played for the Mexico national baseball team.
The 2023 Major League Baseball season (MLB) began on March 30. The 93rd All-Star Game was played on July 11,hosted by the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle,Washington,with the National League winning,3–2. The regular season ended on October 1,and the postseason began on October 3,and ended with Game 5 of the World Series on November 1. This season saw the introduction of several rule changes:in an effort to create a quicker pace of play,a pitch clock was introduced along with other minor changes,while limits on defensive shifts and larger bases were also introduced.
