The 2012

2012 Major League Baseball season

The 2012 Major League Baseball season, will begin on March 28 with the first of a two game series between the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics at the Tokyo Dome in Japan...

 Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...

 season will be the team's 112th season. The Tigers will open their season at home against the Boston Red Sox

2012 Boston Red Sox season

The Boston Red Sox' 2012 season will be the 112th in the team's history, and the 2012 season will mark the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park. The Red Sox will open 2012 away from Fenway, playing against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, April 5, and are scheduled to close the season on Wednesday,...

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Signings

On November 18, 2011, the Tigers signed catcher Gerald Laird

Gerald Laird

Gerald Lee Laird III is an American professional baseball catcher for the Detroit Tigers. He graduated La Quinta High School in 1998, and played college baseball at Cypress College...

 to a one-year contract. Laird had been the Tigers' primary catcher for the 2009 and 2010 seasons and had spent the 2011 campaign as a backup to Yadier Molina

Yadier Molina

Yadier Benjamin Molina known affectionately by fans as "Yadi", is a Major League Baseball catcher who plays for the St. Louis Cardinals.Molina was the third catcher to play in two World Series before age 25, along with Johnny Bench and Yogi Berra. He is considered one of the best defensive...

 for the world champion St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...

. Laird is expected to back up Alex Avila

Alex Avila

Alexander Thomas Avila is an American professional baseball catcher with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. He is 5' 11" tall and weighs 210 pounds. Avila was born in Hialeah, Florida.-Early Baseball Career:...

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On the same day, the club purchased the minor league contracts of pitching prospects Casey Crosby

Casey Crosby

Casey Crosby is a pitcher who is currently on the Detroit Tigers 40 man roster.-Professional career:Crosby was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the fifth round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft out of Kaneland High School...

, Tyler Stohr and Matt Hoffman; outfielder Avisail Garcia and infielder Hernan Perez

Hernán Pérez

Hernán Arsenio Pérez González is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Villarreal CF in Spain, as a right midfielder.-Club career:...

, while removing infielder Cale Iorg

Cale Iorg

Garth Cale Iorg is a minor league baseball player in the Detroit Tigers organization. He is the son of former Major League Baseball player Garth Iorg and nephew of former Major Leaguer Dane Iorg. Iorg graduated from Karns High School in Knoxville, Tennessee in 2004 and went on to play college...

 from the 40-man roster and outrighting him to Toledo

Toledo Mud Hens

The Toledo Mud Hens are a minor league baseball team located in Toledo, Ohio. The Mud Hens play in the International League, and are affiliated with the major league baseball team the Detroit Tigers, based approximately 50 miles to the north of Toledo. The current team is one of several...

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Game Log

Legend
Tigers win	Tigers loss	Game postponed

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

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG	SB

Pitching

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

Starters

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	R	ER	BB	K

Bullpen

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	R	ER	BB	K

External links

• Detroit Tigers official site