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Pete Van Vleet plays with his daughter, Madeline, 6, and his son, Jack, 9 months. Van Vleet is a baseball superfan; his favorite team is the Houston Astros. Madeline's is the Detroit Tigers because she generally likes the teams with animal mascots.

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Babies And Baseball: A Dad Plants The Seeds For A Shared Love Of The Game

1:19pm November 15, 2017

by Dave Blanchard

Pete Van Vleet is a devoted Houston Astros fan. His daughter loves the Detroit Tigers. To help his infant son pick a team, he asked all 30 of them, "Why should my son choose you to be a fan?"

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The Yankees and Tigers raise dust on the diamond after both benches cleared in Detroit on Thursday.

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Benches Clear — Again And Again — During Brawls Between Yankees And Tigers

7:28pm August 24, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The confrontation opened with a hit batter and an inside pitch, but before long, both benches had cleared amid a flurry of fists. Then, they cleared again. And again. Luckily, no one appears injured.

Detroit Tigers Victor Martinez (left) and Torii Hunter celebrate Martinez's two-run home run against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.

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Politics & Government

For Michigan Political Ads, The Tigers Are The Big Game In Town

2:20pm September 29, 2014

by Don Gonyea

Why do advertisers love buying time for political ads during Detroit Tigers baseball games?

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