Tigers part ways with struggling Jones

 
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Jacque Jones designated for assignment

DETROIT -- The first of the drastic changes has come. The Tigers have designated Jacque Jones for assignment, and they've purchased the contract of outfielder Matt Joyce from Triple-A Toledo. Jones had just one hit in his last 29 at-bats, and he was ...
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Tigers Release Jacque Jones

According to Jon Paul Morosi of the Detroit Free Press , the Tigers released outfielder Jacque Jones today.  More in a bit.
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Tigers designate Jacque Jones; Sheffield goes to left field

As part of the lineup changes promised by Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland, Gary Sheffield will move to left field -- at Sheffield's request. Sheffield takes the spot of Jacque Jones, who was designated for assignment. "I'm a better baseball player than I am a DH, " Sheffield said prior to Monday night's game against the Boston Red Sox. Sheffield said he never got comfortable in the ...
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Detroit Tigers Freak Out!

Well not really, but they did drop Jacque Jones. And if we are to believe Jim Leyland's claim that the club is about to make 'drastic' changes, we should expect more.
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Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/5

The Boston Red Sox get started with a 10-game road trip in Detroit where they will play four games. Then it’s on to Minnesota to face the Twins for 4 games before ending their trip in Baltimore with a 2-game set.
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Jacque Jones was cut Monday by the Detroit Tigers, who had promised a lineup shakeup going into a homestand against the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. Detroit designated Jones for assignment and has 10 days to trade the outfielder, put him on ...
Tigers start shakeup, cut OF Jones (AP)
Jacque Jones was cut Monday by the Detroit Tigers, who had promised a lineup shakeup going into a homestand against the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. Detroit designated Jones for assignment and has 10 days to trade the outfielder, put him on ...
Tigers designate Jacque Jones for assignment
DETROIT (AP) -- Jacque Jones was cut Monday by the Detroit Tigers, who had promised a lineup shakeup...
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