The 2020 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 120th season. This was the team's third and final year under manager

Ron Gardenhire Ronald Clyde Gardenhire (born October 24, 1957) is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played as a shortstop for the New York Mets from 1981 through 1985. After another year playing in the minor leagues, he se ...

, and their 21st at

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. The start of season was delayed by four months due to the

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. The Tigers finished the season with a 23–35 record, ranking last in their division and third-worst in the major leagues, and missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. For the second straight season, the Tigers pitching staff compiled the MLB's worst team ERA (6.37). The Tigers franchise experienced a major loss on April 6 when Hall of Famer

Al Kaline Albert William Kaline ( ; December 19, 1934 – April 6, 2020), nicknamed "Mr. Tiger", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers. For most of his career, Kal ...

died at the age of 85. Nicknamed "Mr. Tiger," Kaline had been affiliated with the team for 67 years in various roles: first as a player, then as a broadcaster, and most recently, as an executive. The Tigers wore a No. 6 patch this season to honor him. On September 19, manager Ron Gardenhire announced his retirement from baseball effective immediately, due to recent health concerns including

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, a bout with

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, and a

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due to

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. Bench coach

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was named interim manager for the remainder of the season.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing

, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled. Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the

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to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks. On June 23, commissioner

Rob Manfred Robert Dean Manfred Jr. (born September 28, 1958) is an American lawyer and business executive who is serving as the tenth Commissioner of Baseball, commissioner of Major League Baseball. He previously served as MLB's chief operating officer. Man ...

unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps at their regular season home stadiums on July 1 in order to resume spring training, which included only inter-squad games, and prepare for a July 23 or 24

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. In an effort to slow the spread of the virus, teams only played their own division and the opposite league's corresponding geographical division, e.g. the Tigers only played

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(40 games total) and

National League Central The National League Central is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was created in 1994, by moving two teams from the National League West (the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros) and three teams from the National League ...

(20 games total) opponents. Games were played behind closed doors, with

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played over loud speakers. On June 24, two members of the Tigers organization (later identified as pitcher

Daniel Norris Daniel David Norris (born April 25, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Guardians organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers ...

and a coach) tested positive for COVID-19. Norris was later cleared to join the Opening Day roster. The Tigers' August 3–6 series against the

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was postponed several times after 17 of the latter's members tested positive for COVID-19. Two of the games were eventually canceled outright.

Roster moves

Coaching staff

*On September 30, 2019 the Tigers named

as bench coach,

Joe Vavra Joseph Alan Vavra (born November 16, 1959) is an American professional baseball coach. Vavra previously served as a coach for the Minnesota Twins from 2006 to 2017, and as the Detroit Tigers quality control coach in 2018 and 2019, and hitting coac ...

as hitting coach, Dave Clark as first-base coach, and

Ramón Santiago Ramón David Santiago Sanchez (born August 31, 1979) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball player, and minor league coach for the Detroit Tigers. Santiago played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an infielder for the Detroit Tig ...

as third-base coach. *On November 12, 2019

Josh Paul Joshua William Paul (born May 19, 1975) is a retired American professional baseball catcher and professional coach. He most recently served as the quality control coach for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for ...

was named quality control coach. *On September 19, 2020, the Tigers named bench coach

as interim manager replacing

who retired.

Releases

*On October 24, the Tigers outrighted catcher

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and pitchers

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Blaine Hardy Blaine Patrick Hardy (born March 14, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Brewers. College career Hardy attended Edmonds-Woodway High School in ...

, and

Daniel Stumpf Daniel Arthur Stumpf (born January 4, 1991) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Detroit Tigers. Career Stumpf played college baseball at San Jacinto C ...

. All four players cleared waivers and elected free agency. On November 26, Hardy signed a minor-league contract with the

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. On January 27, Hicks signed a minor-league contract with the

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. *On November 4, the Tigers granted outfielder

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free agency. On December 18, he signed a minor-league contract with the

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. *On November 25, the Tigers released pitcher

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. He signed a one-year contract with the

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(NPB). *On December 9, infielder Ronny Rodríguez was claimed off waivers by the

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. *On December 11, pitcher Eduardo Jiménez signed a minor-league contract with the

. *On December 26, pitcher Matt Moore signed with the

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(NPB). *On January 11, pitcher

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signed with the

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of the

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(CPBL). *On January 13, pitcher

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signed a minor-league contract with the

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. *On January 27, pitcher Austin Adams signed a minor-league contract with the

. *On February 2, pitcher Edwin Jackson signed a minor-league contract with the

. *On February 10, infielder

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signed a minor-league contract with the

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. *On July 13, the Tigers released pitcher

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. *On July 21, the Tigers released pitcher

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. *On August 6, the Tigers shortstop

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was designated for assignment, he then elected free agency. On August 17 he signed a minor-league contract with the

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Signings

*On December 8, the Tigers signed outfielder

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to a minor-league contract, with an invitation to spring training. *On December 12, the Tigers claimed pitcher

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from the

organization in the Rule 5 draft. *On December 13, the Tigers signed catcher

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to a one-year, $4.15 million contract. *On December 18, the Tigers signed pitcher Shao-Ching Chiang to a minor-league contract. *On December 20, the Tigers signed pitcher

to a minor-league contract. *On December 21, the Tigers signed first baseman C. J. Cron and second baseman

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to one-year, $6.1 million contracts. *On January 4, the Tigers signed pitcher Alex Wilson to a minor-league contract, with an invitation to spring training. *On January 6, the Tigers signed pitcher

Michael Fulmer Michael Joseph Fulmer (born March 15, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins. Fulmer won the American League Rookie of the Yea ...

to a one-year, $2.8 million contract, avoiding arbitration. *On January 10, the Tigers avoided arbitration when they reached one-year deals with pitchers Matthew Boyd ($5.3 million),

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($1.15 million) and

($2.962 million), and outfielder

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($1.575 million). *On January 13, the Tigers signed pitcher

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to a one-year, $1.5 million contract. *On January 22, the Tigers signed pitcher

to a minor-league contract, with an invitation to spring training. *On January 30, the Tigers signed shortstop

to a minor-league contract, with an invitation to spring training. *On February 12, the Tigers signed outfielder

Cameron Maybin Cameron Keith Maybin (born April 4, 1987) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and current broadcaster. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Florida / Miami Marlins, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Brave ...

to a one-year, $1.5 million contract which could increase to $2.8 million with bonuses. *On August 31, the Tigers claimed pitcher Dereck Rodríguez off waivers from the

Trades

*On November 25, the Tigers acquired pitcher Darío Agrazal from the

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in exchange for cash considerations. He was designated for assignment by the Tigers on January 8. *On January 8, the Tigers acquired catcher Eric Haase from the

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in exchange for cash considerations. *On January 17, the Tigers traded pitcher Matt Hall to the

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

in exchange for catcher Jhon Nunez. *On August 31, the Tigers traded outfielder

to the

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in exchange for shortstop Zack Short.

Season standings

American League Central

Record against opponents

American League Wild Card

Season highlights

Individual accomplishments

Pitching

*On August 2 against the

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, Tyler Alexander set an MLB record for a reliever by striking out nine consecutive batters. He also tied the Tigers' and American League record of nine consecutive strikeouts set by

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on September 27, 2012. He became the first pitcher with 10 or more strikeouts in a relief outing since

Randy Johnson Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963), nicknamed "The Big Unit", is an American photographer and former professional baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (1988–2009) for six teams, primarily the Seattle M ...

set the strikeout record for a relief pitcher with 16 on July 18, 2001. *On September 11 against the

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Casey Mize Casey A. Mize (born May 1, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was selected by the Tigers with the List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks, first overall pick ...

took a

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into the sixth inning, before a double by Yolmer Sánchez ruined the no-hit bid. *On September 20 against the

, Matthew Boyd took a

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into the fifth inning before

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got on base with a single.

Hitting

*On August 21 against the

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hit a

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for his first major league home run, the first Tiger to do so since

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. *On August 30 against the

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recorded his 2,000th hit as a Tiger, becoming the eighth Tiger player to reach the milestone. *On September 6 against the Minnesota Twins,

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hit a home run in his first at-bat, becoming the eighth Tiger player to accomplish this feat, and the first position player to do since

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Team accomplishments

Hitting

*On August 8 against the

, the Tigers hit four home runs in the first inning for the first time since

, and the first time the Tigers hit four home runs in any inning since

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. This was the first time an MLB team accomplished this since the

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. The Tigers hit three consecutive home runs in an inning for the first time since

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Other

*On August 21, the Tigers ended a franchise-record 20-game losing streak against the Cleveland Indians, winning 10–5. Only one MLB team has had a longer losing streak against another team, that being the

who lost 23 straight to the

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between May 10, 1969 and August 2, 1970.

Game log

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Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter B ...

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(1–1) , , Soto (0–1) , , Colomé (6) , , 9–13 , , L8 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 23 , , August 20 , , @

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(2–2) , , — , , 9–14 , , L9 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 24 , , August 21 , , @ Indians , , 10–5 , , García (1–0) , , Plutko (1–2) , , — , , 10–14 , , W1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 25 , , August 22 , , @ Indians , , 1–6 , , McKenzie (1–0) , ,

(0–4) , , — , , 10–15 , , L1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 26 , , August 23 , , @ Indians , , 7–4 , , Norris (2–1) , , Carrasco (2–3) , , – , , 11–15 , , W1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 27 , , August 24 , , Cubs , , 3–9 , ,

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(3–2) , , Mize (0–1) , , — , , 11–16 , , L1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 28 , , August 25 , , Cubs , , 7–1 , ,

(3–2) , , Chatwood (2–2) , , — , , 12–16 , , W1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 29 , , August 26 , , Cubs , , 7–6 , , Jiménez (1–1) , , Tepera (0–1) , , — , , 13–16 , , W2 , - bgcolor="bbbbbb" , — , , August 27 , ,

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Target Field Target Field is a baseball stadium in the historic warehouse district of downtown Minneapolis. Since its opening in 2010, the stadium has been the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Minnesota Twins. The stadium hosted the 2014 Major Leag ...

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(1–4) , , Dobnak (5–2) , , — , , 14–16 , , W3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 31 , , August 29 , ,

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(2–1) , , Maeda (4–1) , , Soto (2) , , 16–16 , , W5 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 33 , , September 1 , , @ Brewers , , 12–1 , , Norris (3–1) , , Lindblom (1–3) , , — , , 17–16 , , W6 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 34 , , September 2 , , @ Brewers , , 5–8 , , Yardley (2–0) , , Jiménez (1–2) , , Hader (9) , , 17–17 , , L1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 35 , , September 4 , , @

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(8) , , 17–18 , , L2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 36 , , September 4 , , @

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Romo Romantic Modernism, more commonly known as Romo, was a musical and nightclubbing movement, of glam/style pop lineage, in the UK circa 1995–1997, centred on the twin homes of Camden-based clubnight Club Skinny and its West End clone Arcadia ...

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May May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and is the third of seven months to have a length of 31 days. May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, May ...

(2) , , 17–19 , , L3 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 37 , , September 5 , , @

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(1–2) , , Garcia (1) , , 18–20 , , W1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 39 , , September 7 , , @

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Fulmer Fulmer is a village and civil parish in south Buckinghamshire, England. The village has along most of its northern border a narrow green buffer from Gerrards Cross and is heavily wooded adjoining neighbouring villages of Iver Heath and Wexham. ...

(0–1) , , — , , 18–21 , , L1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 40 , , September 8 , , Brewers , , 8–3 , ,

(4–2) , , Houser (1–4) , , — , , 19–21 , , W1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 41 , , September 9 , , Brewers , , 0–19 , , Burnes (3–0) , ,

(1–6) , , — , , 19–22 , , L1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 42 , , September 10 , , @

, , 2–12 (7) , , Flaherty (3–1) , , Skubal (1–2) , , — , , 19–23 , , L2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 43 , , September 10 , , @

, , 6–3 (7) , , Cisnero (2–2) , , Gallegos (1–2) , , Garcia (2) , , 20–23 , , W1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 44 , , September 11 , , @

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(4–3) , , Colomé (11) , , 20–26 , , L3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 47 , , September 15 , , Royals , , 6–0 , ,

(2–6) , , Junis (0–2) , , — , , 21–26 , , W1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 48 , , September 16 , , Royals , , 0–4 , ,

Singer Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

(3–4) , , Skubal (1–3) , , — , , 21–27 , , L1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 49 , , September 17 , , Indians , , 3–10 , ,

(8–1) , , Mize (0–2) , , — , , 21–28 , , L2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 50 , , September 18 , , Indians , , 0–1 , , Plesac (4–2) , ,

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(13) , , 21–29 , , L3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 51 , , September 19 , , Indians , , 5–2 , , Cisnero (3–3) , ,

Maton Maton is an Australian musical instruments manufacturing company based in Box Hill, Melbourne. It was founded in 1946 by Bill May and his brother Reg. The name "Maton" came from the words "May Tone" and is pronounced ''May Tonne''. Products ...

(2–3) , , Garcia (3) , , 22–29 , , W1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 52 , , September 20 , , Indians , , 4–7 , , Carrasco (3–4) , ,

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Newberry Newberry is a surname, a variant of Newbury. Notable people with the surname include: * Booker Newberry III (born 1956), American singer and keyboardist * Brennan Newberry (born, 1990), American professional stock car racing driver * Brian Newb ...

(1) , , 22–33 , , L4 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 56 , , September 25 , , @ Royals , , 2–3 , ,

Keller Keller may refer to: People *Keller (surname) * Helen Keller *Keller Williams, jam-band musician *Keller E. Rockey Places India * Keller, Shopian United States *Keller, Georgia *Keller, Indiana *Keller, Texas * Keller, Virginia *Keller, Washingt ...

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(4–4) , , Hahn (2) , , 22–34 , , L5 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 57 , , September 26 , , @ Royals , , 4–3 , ,

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Hernández Hernández is a widespread Spanish surname that became common around the 15th century. Originally a patronymic, it means son of Hernán, Hernando or Fernando—the Spanish version of Germanic Ferdinand. Fernández is a very common variant of the n ...

(0–1) , , Garcia (4) , , 23–34 , , W1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 58 , , September 27 , , @ Royals , , 1–3 , ,

(4–5) , , Skubal (1–4) , , Hahn (3) , , 23–35 , , L1 , -, - bgcolor="bbbbbb" , 59 , , September 28 , ,

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, , colspan="9" , ''Cancelled'' , - , - style="text-align:center;" , Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Tigers team member Notes: * The Tigers were designated the home team for the makeup game from August 28.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases'' +''Totals with Tigers only.''

Pitching

Starters

''Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts''

Bullpen

Farm system

References

Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...

2020 in Detroit

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Roster moves

Coaching staff

Releases

Signings

Trades

Season standings

American League Central

Record against opponents

American League Wild Card

Season highlights

Individual accomplishments

Pitching

Hitting

Team accomplishments

Hitting

Other

Game log

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Pitching

Starters

Bullpen

Farm system

See also

References

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