Detroit Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez tore the medial meniscus in his left knee during recent workouts and will miss an undisclosed period of time.
Major League Baseball handed out its 2013 Most Valuable Player awards on Thursday, with Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera winning for the second-consecutive year in the American League, and Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen capturing the honor in the National League.
Major League Baseball named it's 2013 Cy young Award winners on Wednesday, with Clayton Kershawn of the Los Angeles Dodgers winning in the National League, while Max Scherzer of the Detroit Tigers took home the honor in the National League.
Shane Victorino belted a grand slam home run in the bottom half of the seventh inning, to help lift the Boston Red Sox to a 5-2 win over the Detroit Tigers, on Saturday night at Fenway Park, sending the home team to their third World Series appearance in the last ten years.
The Boston Red Sox are one win away from their 13th World Series appearance, after defeating the Detroit Tigers, 4-3, on Tuesday night, at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, and taking a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven game American League Championship Series.
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Facing Justin Verlander proved to be a tough task for the Boston Red Sox, but facing John Lackey and a Boston bullpen was a tougher task for the Detroit Tigers.
The Boston Red Sox advanced to the American League Championship Series, while the Detroit Tigers forced a fifth-and-decisive game in their American League Divisional Series, in Major League Baseball playoff action on Tuesday.
It was a wild Monday, in Major League Baseball playoff action, as the Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the next round, while the Oakland Athletics grabbed a series lead, and both the St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays survived possible elimination.
With the teams involved in the National League Divisional Playoffs having a travel day on Saturday, the two American League Divisional Playoffs were the only games on the schedule.
This is video of Detroit Tigers first baseman Prince Fielder taking time to grab a snack by taking a nacho from a fan during Thursday's game against the Seattle Mariners at Comerica Park.