Tag: Detroit Tigers

Man Killed Tigers Fan After 1984 World Series—Now He’s Free and Victim’s Family Is Devastated

By George Hunter From The Detroit News DETROIT—A man who was 16 years old when he gunned down a Detroit Tigers fan outside a downtown restaurant while thousands of people celebrated the team’s 1984 World Series win has been paroled after serving 35 years in prison despite racking up 184 violations, including allegations of sexual…


Freehan, Catcher on 1968 Champion Detroit Tigers, Dies at 79

DETROIT—Bill Freehan, an 11-time All-Star catcher with the Detroit Tigers and key player on the 1968 World Series championship team, died Thursday at age 79. The Tigers honored Freehan with a moment of silence and photos and video on the Comerica Park scoreboard before an afternoon game with the Los Angeles Angels. “It’s with a…