In this edition of The Detroit News' "Tigers Today" podcast, Tony Paul talks to former Tigers catcher Alex Avila about the Tigers signing Justin Verlander on Tuesday.

In this edition of The Detroit News' "Tigers Today" podcast, Tony Paul talks to former Tigers catcher Alex Avila about the <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2026/02/10/detroit-tigers-bringing-back-former-ace-justin-verlander/88608379007/" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2026/02/10/detroit-tigers-bringing-back-former-ace-justin-verlander/88608379007/">Tigers signing Justin Verlander</a> on Tuesday.

Detroit News sports reporter Tony Paul hosts this weekly podcast. Featuring newsmaker guests from across the baseball world, we bring you all the latest news and analysis on the Detroit Tigers.

Detroit News sports reporter Tony Paul hosts this weekly podcast. Featuring newsmaker guests from across the baseball world, we bring you all the latest news and analysis on the Detroit Tigers.

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Alex Avila on what JV reunion means to Tigers

Former Tigers catcher Alex Avila joins the Tigers Today podcast to talk about the trading of Tarik Skubal, the team’s resurgence, and a huge six-game home stand against the Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox.

Former Tigers catcher Alex Avila joins the Tigers Today podcast to talk about the trading of Tarik Skubal, the team&rsquo;s resurgence, and a huge six-game home stand against the Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox.

Ex-Tiger Alex Avila stops by to talk playoff race

In this edition of the Tigers Today podcast, Tony Paul talks about the Tigers' trades at the deadline with Rogelio Castillo of Tigers Minor League Report and Jeff Riger of 97.1 FM The Ticket.

In this edition of the Tigers Today podcast, Tony Paul talks about the Tigers' trades at the deadline with Rogelio Castillo of Tigers Minor League Report and Jeff Riger of 97.1 FM The Ticket.

Breaking down Scott Harris' first bold trade deadline

In this edition of the Tigers Today podcast, Tony Paul talks with Dan Austin, Detroit historian and Tiger Stadium fan.



Austin, a college roommate with Tony at Michigan State in 1999, talks about Tigers history and the history of Detroit, his favorite Tiger (Chet Lemon), their first Tigers game together against Milwaukee and his battle with colon cancer at age 44.



For more on Austin's story, check out historicdetroit.org and austinfund.org.

In this edition of the Tigers Today podcast, Tony Paul talks with Dan Austin, Detroit historian and Tiger Stadium fan.
 
Austin, a college roommate with Tony at Michigan State in 1999, talks about Tigers history and the history of Detroit, his favorite Tiger (Chet Lemon), their first Tigers game together against Milwaukee and his battle with colon cancer at age 44.
 
For more on Austin's story, check out <a href="https://historicdetroit.org/" data-type="link" data-id="https://historicdetroit.org/">historicdetroit.org</a> and <a href="https://austinpastfuturefund.org/" data-type="link" data-id="https://austinpastfuturefund.org/">austinfund.org</a>.

Alex Avila on what JV reunion means to Tigers

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