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Detroit Tigers had their share of noteworthy moments in the 2024, including selling at trade deadline, contending in postseason.

Keider Montero arrived for his MLB debut in Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh ... Jim Leyland, who managed the Tigers from 2006-13, was inducted July 21 into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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LAST YEAR: Alex Avila tells stories about Jim Leyland, Joe Mauer, others in 2024 Hall of Fame class But Guillén and Suzuki met for the first time in February 1999, when Suzuki visited the ...