Kang ready to begin rehab assignment

Jung Ho Kang is almost ready to rejoin the Pirates. The Bucs announced on Sunday that Kang, who spent the entire offseason recovering from left knee surgery, will begin a Minor League rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday. It’s a major step toward Kang’s highly anticipated return, the final part of the grueling rehab process.

Leyland reflects on Tigers’ resurrection in 2006

Baseball came back to Detroit, 10 years ago Sunday. That’s an odd thing to say, I suppose, on the anniversary of a 10-2 loss to the Cleveland Indians before 19,126 fans at Comerica Park. But to those who followed the Tigers’ journey that year, from local and national afterthought to American League champions, that was the day everything changed.