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Canada News.Net
2 days ago
- Sport
- Canada News.Net
Tigers shut down Reese Olson, acquire RHP Chris Paddack from Twins
(Photo credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images) After losing starting pitcher Reese Olson for the remainder of the season, the Detroit Tigers quickly bolstered their pitching staff in a trade with a division rival Monday. With Olson (shoulder strain) moving to the 60-day injured list earlier in the day, Detroit acquired right-handers Chris Paddack and Randy Dobnak from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for minor-league catcher Enrique Jimenez. The main piece of the trade is Paddack, a 29-year-old starting pitcher who has gone 3-9 with a 4.95 ERA in 21 outings for Minnesota this season. He will look to replace the output of the Tigers' No. 2 starter, who went 5 2/3 innings in his final outing against the Blue Jays on Thursday. Olson, 25, reportedly felt discomfort during a bullpen session on Saturday and was subsequently shut down on Monday. The righty was 4-4 with a 3.45 ERA and 65 strikeouts over 68.2 innings pitched in 13 starts this season. In 56 career games (53 starts) over three campaigns, Olson has amassed a 13-19 record with a 3.54 ERA and 269 strikeouts in 284.2 innings. In 106 games (103 starts) for the San Diego Padres (2019-21) and Twins (2022-25), Paddack has amassed a 30-33 career record with a 4.49 ERA and 500 strikeouts over 534 2/3 innings. He will join a Detroit rotation that stars Tarik Skubal and owns the sixth-best ERA in baseball at 3.58. The Tigers, who lead the American League Central, sought to shore up the back end of their rotation after dropping 12 of their last 14 games. Dobnak, 30, is a former starter for Minnesota who has made six relief appearances in the past two years, one in 2025 and five last season. In 39 career outings (21 starts), Dobnak is 9-12 with a 4.86 ERA and two saves. He has spent most of this season as a starter for Triple-A St. Paul, where he has fashioned a 1-7 record and 7.12 ERA. He has a $3 million salary this year and a $6 million team option for next year, though the Tigers can choose to exercise the $1 million buyout. Jimenez, 19, is a Venezuela native currently playing rookie ball. He posted a .250/.339/.440 slash line with six homers and four steals in 48 games for the Tigers' Florida Complex League team this season. MLB Pipeline ranked the switch-hitting Jimenez as the No. 14 prospect in the Tigers' system.
USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Detroit Tigers lose pitcher Reese Olson for season: What it means for World Series contender
Mired in a losing skid, the Detroit Tigers received some more bad news on Monday, July 28. Detroit, which has lost eight of its 10 games to start the second half of the season, will be without starting pitcher Reese Olson for the remainder of the season due to a shoulder strain, Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris told reporters on Monday. Olson has been a dependable and effective pitcher for the Tigers since debuting in 2023, as he effectively ends his 2025 season with a 3.15 ERA in 68 2/3 innings pitched with 65 strikeouts. BASEBALL HALL OF FAME 2025 INDUCTION: Best moments from Ichiro, Sabathia, more in Cooperstown Olson's injury likely played into Detroit's decision to trade for Minnesota Twins back-end starter Chris Paddack, who was acquired by the Tigers alongside fellow right-hander Randy Dobnak for minor-league prospect Enrique Jimenez. What does Olson's injury mean for the pitcher-needy Tigers? Here's what to know of where Detroit goes from here: Reese Olson injury: What it means for Detroit Tigers The Tigers, who are in first place in the AL Central standings despite their recent skid, were in need of starting pitching even before Olson's injury. The 25-year-old right-hander going down puts Detroit in a precarious position with the trade deadline looming. The Tigers used a bullpen-heavy approach in 2024 that led to their Cinderella run to the ALCS, but they'd likely prefer a traditional setup that starts with starting pitchers taking the bulk of the workload. Detroit's addition of Paddack gives the Tigers another usable arm, but likely not one it'd prefer to use in a playoff series. Paddack has a 4.95 ERA this season and hasn't finished with above 1.0 wins-above replacement in a season since his rookie year in 2016 with the San Diego Padres. The Tigers already are without Jackson Jobe, who's also out for the season, and Alex Cobb, although the veteran is hoping to return from a hip ailment before the regular season is over. Veteran right-hander Jose Urquidy, who's also on the 60-day injured list alongside Cobb, is another pitching option for Detroit. Detroit's top three starting pitchers of ace Tarik Skubal, along with Jack Flaherty and Casey Mize have been reliable, but the Tigers are almost assuredly in the market for an impact starter before the trade deadline comes at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 31.
National Post
6 days ago
- Sport
- National Post
Blue Jays mow down the Tigers in Motown with stunning proficiency
Addison Barger got the Aaron Judge treatment on Thursday night in Detroit. Article content With a runner at third and first base open in the sixth inning of a 1-1 game, the host Detroit Tigers elected to issue an intentional walk to the lefty Barger and play the percentages against right-handed Ernie Clement. Article content Article content The veteran Blue Jays infielder promptly went deep for a three-run blast off Tigers righty Reese Olson and the floodgates had officially opened. Article content Joey Loperfido then made it back-to-back homers, en route to an 11-4 victory over the AL Central leaders. Article content One inning later, Barger showed why intentionally walking him wasn't a bad idea. The Jays third baseman lashed a two-RBI triple off lefty reliever Dietrich Enns that rolled to the wall in deep right-centre at Comerica Park. Article content Barger was one many to step up, which has been the Blue Jays way as they make their way to the top of baseball's pecking order. Article content With the win, the Jays improved their record to 61-42, which now just happens to be the best in the American League following Houston's loss to the visiting Athletics on Thursday. The 61 wins are tied with the Milwaukee Brewers for the most in the majors and they padded their lead atop the East Division to 4.5 games over the idle New York Yankees. Article content Following are three takeaways from a night the Jays clubbed three home runs (Nathan Lukes added a two-run shot in the eighth) and scored nine runs combined in the sixth and seventh innings to turn it into a romp. Article content Article content 1. Efficiency on the hill Article content Lefty Eric Lauer was at his efficient best for the Jays, going eight innings and allowing only five hits, including a first-inning home run to Jahmai Jones. Article content He was dominant after that however, highlighted by a fifth inning in which he required only four pitches to record the three outs. Article content Lauer didn't walk a batter in improving his record to 6-2 and lowering his ERA to 2.61. Article content On a muggy night in Motown, he was lifted after 97 pitches for Chad Green, who after not pitching against the Yankees earlier in the week, showed his rust by giving up three runs in the bottom of the ninth. Article content 2. An ode to Ozzy Article content Nice touch by Tigers starter Olson when he made his appearance to the strains of Paranoid, one of Black Sabbath's epic metal ballads. Article content Thursday marked Detroit's first home game since the all-star break and two days following the death of Ozzy Osbourne, the godfather of heavy metal and Black Sabbath's front man. Article content Olson was staked to an early 1-0 lead after Jones hit a solo homer in the first inning, this after the Yankees went deep three times in losing Wednesday night's series rubber match in Toronto.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Blue Jays send Tigers to 10th loss in 11 games with 11-4 victory, take top record in AL
At the MLB All-Star break, the Detroit Tigers had the best record in baseball at 59-38. That was despite losing four consecutive games. Yet the Tigers have kept losing since the 2025 season resumed, taking the defeat in six of seven games after being battered 11-4 by the Toronto Blue Jays in their first home game since MLB's midseason hiatus. Losing 10 of its past 11 games, Detroit now has the third-best record in the American League at 60-44. Toronto has the league's best mark 61-42, a half game ahead of the 60-42 Houston Astros. The Tigers have the sixth-best record in MLB with both the Milwaukee Brewers (61-41) and Los Angeles Dodgers 60-43) ahead of them, as well. The Blue Jays sent Detroit reeling with a five-run sixth inning, kicked off with an RBI double by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to tie the score at 1-1. After Tigers starter Reese Olson got Bo Bichette to ground out, he intentionally walked Addison Barger to face Ernie Clement. Clement blew that strategy up with a three-run homer on a hanging slider from Reese in the middle of the strike zone. Joey Loperfido followed with a solo home run off a changeup low and inside to give Toronto a 6-1 lead. Olson then hit Tyler Heineman and was pulled from the game in favor of Dietrich Enns. Enns finished off the sixth inning, but had his own difficulties in the seventh. Nathan Lukes led off the frame with a double and was driven in on a one-out single from Guerrero. Bichette followed with a single and came home on a two-run triple by Barger. Clement then made it a 9-1 game by driving in Barger with a sacrifice fly. Olson finished with five runs allowed on six hits and two walks in 5 2/3 innings. Enns gave up four runs and four hits in 1 1/3 innings. Geoff Hartlieb followed with two runs allowed, serving a two-run homer to Lukes in the eighth inning. Only catcher Jake Rogers, a position player giving the Tigers' bullpen a break, left unscathed, throwing a scoreless ninth. Every Blue Jays starting batter got a hit on Thursday, led by Guerrero hitting 3-for-5 with two RBI. Lukes, Clement, Loperfido and Will Wagner each got two hits. Meanwhile, Eric Lauer provided strong pitching, allowing one run and five hits over eight innings with six strikeouts. Chad Green allowed three runs in the ninth inning, including a homer by Spencer Torkelson, but the Toronto lead was too big for that to matter. Keider Montero (4-2, 4.28 ERA) gets the start for the Tigers on Friday, while José Berríos (6-4, 3.87) goes for the Blue Jays.
CTV News
6 days ago
- CTV News
B.C. child pornographer declared dangerous offender, locked up indefinitely
Warning: This story contains disturbing details. A B.C. child pornographer with an 'obsessive quality' to his predatory behaviour has been declared a dangerous offender and locked up indefinitely, according to a recent court decision. Kristjon Otto Olson's most recent crimes included luring two children, extorting a child, exposing himself to children, and making child pornography. Vancouver provincial court heard those offences began on March 8, 2018 – the same day Olson was released from custody after serving nearly a decade behind bars for other sexual crimes against children. 'Mr. Olson has frequently voiced good intentions with respect to his behaviour in the community,' said Judge Jennifer Oulton, in her decision. 'Trusting Mr. Olson has not been rewarded in the past.' Authorities eventually identified more than 80 victims Olson had targeted on Instagram from 2018 into 2020, all girls between the ages of nine and 13. He made child pornography by 'eliciting pictures or videos from children either being nude or performing self-exploitative sexual activity,' according to Oulton's June 20 decision, which was posted online last week. 'During the same period, Mr. Olson exposed his genital organs to, and masturbated in front of, numerous children over social media, recording their reactions.' Ankle monitor cut off Vancouver police arrested Olson on Feb. 13, 2020, after officers saw him using a smartphone in breach of his release conditions. A search of his room at a local SRO turned up eight cellphones, a laptop and three hard drives containing thousands of child pornography images and videos. It's unclear why it took so long to catch him. Officers responsible for monitoring high-risk sex offenders testified that they're best able to enforce 'observable conditions,' and can't keep anyone under 24-hour surveillance. They also had trouble obtaining a warrant to search his home. The court heard authorities knew child pornography was being distributed from the SRO where Olson was living as early as May 2019, but were initially unable to pin it on him. 'For several months they had only a reasonable suspicion of this, and not enough evidence to get a search warrant, because 49 other people also lived at that location,' Oulton wrote. The court heard Olson was bailed out on Feb. 13 and fitted with an electronic monitoring bracelet on his ankle – only for him to cut the device off mere hours after his release. He then headed to a London Drugs to buy another smartphone and data plan, leading to his arrest, once again. Reoffending from mother's home Olson served a few more months in jail for breaching his conditions, and was released to live with his mother in Surrey beginning in May 2020. The court heard Olson's mother told his probation officer there was no internet connection in her home – something that turned out to 'untrue,' the judge said, which meant Olson could continue committing child pornography offences under her roof. 'There was an internet connection in her home the whole time Mr. Olson was there,' said Oulton. That tendency to immediately reoffend upon his release from custody was what led Oulton to characterize his behaviour as obsessive. Interventions had 'little impact' After being arrested again in September 2020, Olson pleaded guilty to 11 charges – and even conceded that he meets the criteria for a dangerous offender designation. He argued against an indeterminate prison sentence, however, pushing instead to serve another 15 years behind bars, followed by 10 years under supervision while taking anti-libidinal medication and receiving individualized psychotherapy. The judge had trouble believing the plan would work. Oulton noted that Olson has been under 'near-constant' state supervision since he was 16 years old, racking up 52 convictions across three provinces, and that numerous attempts to mitigate his behaviour with medication, counselling and intensive sex offender treatment have had 'little impact' on him. 'There have been many efforts to rehabilitate Mr. Olson over the last 23 years. None have succeeded. Mr. Olson has been voicing an intention to change his behaviour over the same time period, but he has not done so,' Oulton wrote. 'I do not have a reasonable expectation, or a confident belief, for good and sufficient reasons, based on the evidence I have heard, that a lesser measure than an indeterminate sentence would adequately protect the public.'
