February 23 in Tigers and mlb history:

1918 - Barney Dreyfuss of the Rules Committee launches a campaign to ban the spitter. He will succeed next year.

1940 - The A's waive Lynn Nelson to Detroit. Nelson was the A's top winner in 1939 with 10 victories, but he'll go 1-1 with Detroit before bowing out.

1976 - Major League owners announce that spring training will not open until a new labor contract is agreed upon.

1990 - Despite the owners dropping their arbitration and minimum salary proposals, spring training camps remain closed.

1996 - The Rules Committee announces that the strike zone will be larger, dropping it from the top of the knees to the hollow below the knees. The change comes out of a series of recommendations to help speed up play.

2010: Major League Baseball announces that it will begin testing minor leaguers for human growth hormone this season. The illegal performance-enhancing substance has long been considered undetectable by conventional doping tests, but its presence has recently been isolated through a blood test, which will be used for this purpose.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsro02.shtml?redir
Roy Johnson 1929-1932.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/shelbjo01.shtml
John Shelby 1990-1991.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/whitero02.shtml
Rondell White 2004-2005.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/crockda01.shtml
Davey Crockett 1901.

from Baseball Reference

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2017/02/22/steven-moya-detroit-tigers/98259146/
Detroit Tigers' Steven Moya ditches leg kick in revamped swing.
Freep

http://motorcitybengals.com/2017/02/22/detroit-tigers-center-field-competition/
Detroit Tigers: Breaking Down Center Field Competition.
mcbtb

http://detroitsportsnation.com/detroit-tigers/ajreilly/5-best-uniforms-club-history/90962/
5 best uniforms in club history.
DSN

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/02/detroit_tigers_gameday_finally.html#incart_river_index
Detroit Tigers Gameday: Finally, time to 'play ball'.
Mlive

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2017/02/23/detroit-tigers-florida-southern/98291420/
5 things to know for today's Detroit Tigers exhibition opener.
Freep

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/02/what_about_miggy_batting_2nd_p.html#incart_river_index
What about Miggy batting 2nd? Probably not, says Tigers skipper.
Mlive

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/02/nick_castellanos_delivering_on.html#incart_river_index
Nick Castellanos delivering on star promise stokes Tigers' 2017 hopes.
Mlive

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2017/02/23/nick-castellanos-detroit-tigers/98294950/
'Nick wants to hit second' for Detroit Tigers, but will they let him?
Freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...ellanos-candidate-hit-second-tigers/98296256/
Nick Castellanos is candidate to hit second for Tigers.
Detnews

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/article/216818494/tigers-nick-castellanos-could-bat-second/
Castellanos a top candidate to bat second.
Tigers official site

http://detroitsportsnation.com/detr...ant-hit-second-tigers-nick-castellanos/91048/
J.D. Martinez does not want to hit second for Tigers, but Nick Castellanos does.
DSN

http://www.mlive.com/tv/index.ssf/2017/02/kate_upton_talks_sex_with_just.html#incart_river_index
Kate Upton says there's no pre-game sex with Justin Verlander.
Mlive

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2017/02/23/kate-upton-justin-verlander-sex/98301592/
Kate Upton: Justin Verlander won't have sex before games.
Freep

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2017/02/23/kate-upton-theres-no-sex-before-a-game-absolutely-none-video/
Webvideo Kate Upton: ‘There’s No Sex Before A Game — Absolutely None’.
CBSDetroit

https://sonsof84tigers.com/2017/02/23/kate-upton-verlander-wont-give-it-up-before-games/
Kate Upton: Verlander Won’t Give It Up Before Games.
SonsOf84Tigers

No Yensing for JV before his starts.

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/02/tigers_opener_florida_southern.html#incart_river_index
Tigers' pitchers toss shutout in opening exhibition win.
Mlive

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2017/02/23/detroit-tigers-spring-training/98309688/
Detroit Tigers blank Florida Southern in spring opener.
Freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...hibition-romp-over-florida-southern/98313384/
Tigers pitchers shine in romp over Florida Southern.
Detnews

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/article/216810690/tigers-myles-jaye-starts-spring-opener/
Tigers get glimpse of prospect Jaye's potential in exhibition.
Club could face tough decisions with Machado, Moya.
Tigers official site

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2017/2/...n-mocs-recap-nick-castellanos-spring-training
Tigers crush Florida Southern Mocs 8-0 in 1st game of spring training.
The annual exhibition game went exactly as anticipated, because if it didn’t, we’d have to worry.
bybtb

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/02/tigers_spring_training_radio_t.html#incart_river_index
TV, radio schedule for Tigers' spring training games.
Mlive

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/m...outhern-moccasins-exhibition-opener/98325828/
Tigers, Joker Marchant Stadium look good in exhibition opener.
Freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...es-shows-commanding-presence-center/98319676/
Tigers' JaCoby Jones shows commanding presence in center.
Detnews

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...s-role-trustworthy-insurance-policy/98301406/
Slick-fielding Navarro knows his role: trustworthy insurance policy.
Detnews

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/op...stellanos-bat-fits-nicely-no-2-spot/98300564/
Ausmus has tempting choices in Tigers order.
Detnews

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/article/216830528/tigers-fulmer-will-pitch-grapefruit-opener/
Fulmer to open Grapefruit slate Friday at renovated park.
Tigers official site

The Tigers will hold a pregame ceremony, which is expected to include a remembrance of owner Mike Ilitch, who passed away earlier this month.
The team is also expected to unveil a patch that players and coaches will wear on their jerseys to honor him.

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2017/02/23/justin-verlander-chris-archer-debate-d-h-rule-over-twitter/
Justin Verlander, Chris Archer Debate D.H. Rule Over Twitter.
CBSDetroit

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2017/2/23/14717862/justin-verlander-chris-archer-baseball-rules-twitter
Justin Verlander and Chris Archer make up new baseball rules over Twitter.
If the Tigers ace was in charge, he’d eliminate the designated hitter.
bybtb

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/20...oting-valuable-subjectivity-trout-mantle-mays
Evaluating the BBWAA MVP voting through the years.
The Baseball Writers Association of America has missed on a number of all-time greats when voting for the MVP.
BeyondTheBoxscore

http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/february-rankings-catchers/
February Rankings - Catchers.
Fangraphs

February 24 in Tigers and mlb history:

2000 - The National Labor Relations Board certifies the results of the November election that kicked out the Major League Umpires Association and replaced it with the newly-formed World Umpires Association. About 50 of the 71 major league umpires have joined the new union. The decision ends Richie Phillips' 21-year reign as union chief.

2011: 1B Miguel Cabrera returns to the Tigers training camp, one week after his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving. He apologizes to teammates, team management, family and fans for the incident and has agreed to enter a treatment program. MLB officials warn him that "any future alcohol-related incidents could involve more serious consequences".

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bevilmo01.shtml
Monte Beville 1904.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/raymobu01.shtml
Bugs Raymond 1904.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coopewi01.shtml
Wilbur Cooper 1926.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nelsoly01.shtml
Lynn Nelson 1940.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bubba_Phillips
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/phillbu02.shtml
Bubba Phillips 1955, 1963-1964.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kellybr01.shtml
Bryan Kelly 1986-1987.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Charlie_Bennett
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bennech01.shtml
Charlie Bennett Detroit Wolverines 1881-1888.

from Baseball Reference

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/02/detroit_tigers_gameday_its_day.html#incart_river_index
Detroit Tigers Gameday: It's Day 1 of the Grapefruit League.
Mlive