<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/tigers-news-detroit-austin-meadows-anxiety-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tigers’ Austin Meadows makes stunning decision six games into 2023 season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Tigers-Austin-Meadows-Austin-Meadows-anxiety-Austin-Meadows-trade-Austin-Meadows-Tigers.jpg"></figure><h1>Tigers’ Austin Meadows makes stunning decision six games into 2023 season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-08T13:35:37-07:00">April 8th, 1:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-08T13:35:37-07:00">April 8th, 1:35pm</time><address><a>Tim Capurso</a>Tim Capurso is the Lead NFL and College Football Editor at ClutchPoints while also covering a wide range of sports. Originally from a small town in New York, Tim graduated from Assumption University in Worcester, Massachusetts in 2018 with a BA in Writing and Mass Communications. He joined ClutchPoints in 2021. The lifelong New York Giants fan now resides in enemy territory, aka the heart of Eagles country, just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Detroit Tigers outfielder <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-austin-meadows-addresses-mental-health-after-2022-season" rel="noopener">Austin Meadows</a> has stepped away from the team to focus on his mental health amid struggles with anxiety. Meadows, who arrived in Detroit via a trade from the Tampa Bay Rays last April, was placed on the 10-day <a href="https://twitter.com/DetroitTigersPR/status/1644787760056729604" rel="noopener">injured list</a> with anxiety, according to the Tigers Communications Department on Twitter.</p><p>Detroit recalled fellow outfielder Akil Baddoo from Triple-A Toledo in a corresponding move.</p><p>Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris said the following in a <a href="https://twitter.com/evanpetzold/status/1644788390506774528?s=12&amp;t=bm8qRt18zuhlXFzV7rKRAQ" rel="noopener">statement</a>, “The Tigers fully support Austin’s decision to step away from the team and prioritize his mental health. As an organization, we have taken many steps to provide and destigmatize mental health resources, and we will do more to help our players tackle the mental and physical challenges they face on a daily basis. We commend Austin for confronting these challenges head-on and ask our fans to join us in supporting him through every step of his journey back to the field.”</p><p>Meadows, an All-Star in 2019, spent the first four seasons of his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Rays before he was traded to the Tigers last year.</p><p>His tenure in Detroit has gotten off to a rough start, as Meadows appeared in just 36 games in 2022 after dealing with COVID-19, Achilles injuries and vertigo spells.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-austin-meadows-opens-up-about-mental-health-struggles-in-emotional-statement" rel="noopener">Meadows stepped away</a> from the Tigers in September of 2022, citing his struggles with mental health.</p><p>He had entered the 2023 season excited at the prospect of a fresh start.</p><p>Now, Meadows will be stepping away to focus on his mental health.</p><p>Here’s hoping only positive things for the Tigers outfielder.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tigers’ Austin Meadows makes stunning decision six games into 2023 season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/tigers-news-austin-meadows-addresses-mental-health-after-2022-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tigers’ Austin Meadows addresses mental health after troubling 2022 season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Tigers-news-Austin-Meadows-addresses-mental-health-after-troubling-2022-season.jpg"></figure><h1>Tigers’ Austin Meadows addresses mental health after troubling 2022 season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-24T08:48:52-08:00">February 24th, 8:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-24T08:48:52-08:00">February 24th, 8:48am</time><address><a href="https://muckrack.com/alex-sabri">Alex Sabri</a>Alex Sabri started as an Associate Editor for Cavs Nation and ClutchPoints in November 2022. He has over three years of collegiate and professional sports and local journalism experience.Though he covers a wide variety of sports and general assignments for ClutchPoints, he specializes in covering the Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA Central Division basketball, NFL football and Big Ten basketball and football.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Detroit Tigers outfielder Austin Meadows <a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportsDET/status/1629148806808731649?s=20" rel="noopener">addressed</a> his mental and physical health from the 2022 season in a Friday interview with Bally Sports Detroit.</p><p>“Last year, getting traded a few days before opening day, obviously was a big surprise to me and my wife,” Meadows said. “Battling injuries throughout the year, something I’ve never really dealt with in the big leagues.</p><p>Meadows said one thing after the other, including being in a different place, his Achilles tendonitis, and vertigo, affected him mentally in a different way.</p><p>“I feel like I’m in a much better place now than I was about a year ago, I would say,” Meadows said. “Being able to find the right help, getting the right help for me and a fresh start, having built relationships with guys last year.</p><p>“Not being on the field was definitely tough for me, but I learned a lot, and I feel like I’m in a better place from it. The past is the past, and I’m just moving forward.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-austin-meadows-opens-up-about-mental-health-struggles-in-emotional-statement" rel="noopener">Austin Meadows released a statement</a> about his mental health in September, going into further depth about how various off-the-field issues led to the battle with his mental health.</p><p>“What I have told very few people is that I also have been struggling with my mental health in a way that has extended my time away from the game that I love so much,” he wrote. “I’ve been dealing with this privately with a great team of professionals, but I need to continue to put in the hard work off the field towards feeling mentally healthy.”</p><p>Though he was in the Tigers’ clubhouse for a few weeks and planned to remain with the club for the rest of the season, Austin Meadows said he was not ready to return to the club in September.</p><p>“I am so grateful for my family, my teammates, and the Tigers organization for supporting me through this,” he wrote. “I can’t do this alone, and I hope in sharing my experience I can touch at least one person who might be going through their own struggles and encourage them to reach out to someone for help.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tigers’ Austin Meadows addresses mental health after troubling 2022 season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tigers’ Austin Meadows opens up about mental health struggles in emotional statement');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Tigers-news-Austin-Meadows-opens-up-about-mental-health-struggles-in-emotional-statement.jpg"></figure><h1>Tigers’ Austin Meadows opens up about mental health struggles in emotional statement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-09-02T14:55:16-07:00">September 2nd, 2:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-09-02T14:55:16-07:00">September 2nd, 2:55pm</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California and spent the majority of his time growing up playing baseball and basketball. He graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to writing, Mistretta runs a sports Youtube channel and works as a seasonal play-by-play sports broadcaster.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Detroit Tigers outfielder Austin Meadows <a href="https://twitter.com/austin_meadows/status/1565790449528459265">released a statement</a> on Friday in reference to his mental health. The former Tampa Bay Rays All-Star explained how various off the field issues led to an intense battle with his mental health.</p><p>“This season has been an unfortunate struggle with a series of injuries and illness, from<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-aj-hinch-gets-brutally-honest-on-austin-meadows-vertigo-condition/"> dealing with vertigo</a> early on, then COVID, to bilateral tendinitis in my Achilles, and then having to go through the rehab process each time. What I have told very few people is that I also have been struggling with my mental health in a way that has extended my time away from the game that I love so much. I’ve been dealing with this privately with a great team of professionals, but I need to continue to put in the hard work off the field towards feeling mentally healthy.”</p><p>Austin Meadows then touched on his status from a baseball perspective.</p><p>“While I’ve been back in the clubhouse the past few weeks, and plan to remain with the club through the end of the season, I am still not ready to return to the field. I am so grateful for my family, my teammates, and the Tigers organization for supporting me through this. I can’t do this alone, and I hope in sharing my experience I can touch at least one person who might be going through their own struggles and encourage them to reach out to someone for help.”</p><p>There is no clear timetable for Austin Meadow’s return.</p><p>We wish the Tigers’ outfielder the best moving forward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tigers’ Austin Meadows opens up about mental health struggles in emotional statement

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tigers manager AJ Hinch gets brutally honest on Austin Meadows’ vertigo condition');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Day183.29.jpg"></figure><h1>Tigers manager AJ Hinch gets brutally honest on Austin Meadows’ vertigo condition</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-05-22T11:49:41-07:00">May 22nd, 11:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-05-22T11:50:07-07:00">May 22nd, 11:50am</time><address><a>Karl Rasmussen</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Tigers’ offense continues to struggle, and with Austin Meadows still sidelined, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-detroit-dealt-with-another-blow-to-rotation-after-michael-pineda-news/">things don’t figure to get better</a> any time soon. Manager AJ Hinch gave an honest update on Meadows’ struggles with vertigo, which landed the outfielder on the 10-day IL. <a href="https://twitter.com/beckjason/status/1528428362531840001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1528428362531840001%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php">Via Jason Beck</a>, Hinch revealed Meadows is at home in Florida and won’t be with the team on their current road trip.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">No update from Tigers on Austin Meadows (vertigo), who remains at home in Florida and won't rejoin the team on this trip.</p><p>"We're very concerned with what's going on with Austin," A.J. Hinch said.</p><p>— Jason Beck (@beckjason) <a href="https://twitter.com/beckjason/status/1528428362531840001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">May 22, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Additionally, Hinch admitted that there’s significant concern regarding Meadows’ struggles with symptoms of vertigo. The outfielder said he often feels as if the room is spinning, making it near impossible for him to play baseball at the moment. Vertigo is certainly uncommon among MLB players, so it makes sense that Hinch and the Tigers are expressing some worry about their star outfielder.</p><p>Meadows was off to a strong start to the season prior to vertigo symptoms landing him on the IL. In 28 games, Meadows slashed .267/.362/.347 with 27 hits, 11 RBI, and 12 walks. The Tigers’ marquee offseason acquisition has no timetable for a return, as it largely depends on when his vertigo symptoms go away or at least relinquish for the time being.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Meadows said last week that he hasn't deal with anything like this before. Sinus issues, yes, but nothing like this.</p><p>— Jason Beck (@beckjason) <a href="https://twitter.com/beckjason/status/1528437287662632964?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">May 22, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Beck reports that this isn’t a recurring issue for Meadows, who said he has never experienced vertigo prior to this in his life.</p><p>Hopefully, Meadows is able to get right soon and re-join the Tigers before long, but considering Detroit’s struggles in the 2022 MLB season, they should be willing to give Meadows as much time as he needs to make sure he’s back to 100% and is symptom-free.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tigers manager AJ Hinch gets brutally honest on Austin Meadows’ vertigo condition

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He contributed to two Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) books: 1986 Boston Red Sox: There Was More Than Game Six and Memorable Moments at Boston's Lost Diamond. He also wrote for SABR's website, Small Teaser Sports, The Cauldron, RantSports, and the Revere Journal. Tyler was a featured radio personality for WSOE's show, "One on One Sports."</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Tigers are going all in to make the postseason for the first time since 2014. After an offseason highlighted by the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/javier-baez-3-bold-predictions-for-him-with-the-tigers-in-2022-season/">addition of free agent Javier Baez</a>, the Tigers acquired outfielder Austin Meadows in a deal with the Tampa Bay Rays just days before the start of the 2022 MLB season.</p><p>Tampa Bay acquired shortstop prospect Isaac Paredes from Detroit and a competitive balance Round B draft pick in the deal. An All-Star in 2019, Meadows gives the Tigers another power-hitting bat.</p><p>It’s challenging to evaluate a trade immediately after it’s completed, but let’s hand out rapid reaction trade grades for both sides of this Austin Meadows deal.</p><h2><b>Detroit Tigers Trade Grade: B+</b></h2><p>The Tigers managed to acquire Austin Meadows, who turns 27 in May, without giving up multiple prospects. Meadows has a <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/detroit-tigers/austin-meadows-24559/">team-friendly contract</a> that will keep him in Detroit’s control through the 2024 campaign—a major appeal to the Tigers.</p><p>A former No. 9 overall pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2013, Meadows has plenty of pop. He clocked 27 homers and logged 106 RBI in 2021. However, he hit just .234 last season and floundered mightily against lefties—<a href="https://www.mlb.com/player/austin-meadows-640457?stats=splits-r-hitting-mlb&amp;year=2021">batting .198</a> with only three homers against southpaws. Meadows can’t afford to struggle that much against lefties in 2022 if he wants to avoid becoming a platoon player.</p><p>Despite a low average and woes against left-handed pitching, Meadows offers a major boost to the middle of Detroit’s lineup. He will be featured in an offensive attack led by Baez, third baseman Jeimer Candelario, second baseman Jonathan Schoop and designated hitter Miguel Cabrera. The Tigers also announced that 22-year-old rookie sensation Spencer Torkelson made their Opening Day roster.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">See you April 8. <a href="https://t.co/nsfEtty1vw" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/nsfEtty1vw</a></p><p>— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) <a href="https://twitter.com/tigers/status/1510302276061118469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 2, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>A first baseman, Torkelson was drafted No. 1 overall by the Tigers in the 2020 MLB Draft. His quick ascension to the big leagues is impressive. The addition of Meadows and the promotion of Torkelson makes the Tigers a potential offensive juggernaut.</p><p>The Tigers earn a B+ in the Meadows deal that gives them a realistic chance to compete for the American League Central crown this season.</p><h2><b>Tampa Bay Rays Trade Grade: B</b></h2><p>The Rays dealt Austin Meadows in yet another cost-cutting move. However, the acquisition of Isaac Paredes should not be overlooked. He entered the 2021 MLB season as Detroit’s sixth-ranked prospect.</p><p>Paredes has been unproductive across the past two seasons with the Tigers. He hit .215 in 57 contests the past two years. However, he is only 23 and can play multiple infield positions.</p><p>The Rays are banking on Paredes turning around his young career, which is plausible given his projected upside.</p><p>The future draft pick the Rays will get is expected to be the fifth pick after the second round, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Tigers have three seasons of control with the 26-year-old Meadows before he reaches free agency. Paredes, 23, can play all three infield positions. The draft choice, in the Competitive B round, will come with the fifth pick after the second round — somewhere in the late 60s.</p><p>— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1511162941781037060?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 5, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Given the Rays’ strong track of record of drafting and developing players—especially talented youngsters like Paredes—the club could end up the long-term winners of this trade. Dealing away Meadows enables the Rays to feature young outfielder Josh Lowe, who was called up to the Opening Day roster.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rays promoting top outfield prospect Josh Lowe, whom they had optioned to minors last week, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthletic</a>. Just as trade of Willy Adames last season opened spot for Taylor Walls and eventually Wander Franco, trade of Austin Meadows opening spot for Lowe.</p><p>— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1511303997143105537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 5, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>One of Tampa Bay’s top prospects, Lowe should compete for playing time immediately. A dominant force at Triple-A Durham last year, the 24-year-old Lowe hit .291 with 22 home runs and 78 RBI. Furthermore, he went a perfect 26-of-26 on stolen base attempts. A power hitting outfielder with plenty of speed, Lowe could play his way into a regular spot in Tampa Bay’s lineup.</p><p>The Rays earn a B grade after trading a young outfielder in Meadows, who is not a free agent until 2025. It’s risky in some sense because Meadows could have helped the Rays in their championship pursuit this season. However, the Rays are banking on developing Paredes and were willing to move Meadows in order to snatch another draft pick. And in the process of doing so, the Rays will get a better look at young phenom Josh Lowe.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2023 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.238	0	2	0.524	0

2023 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.238	0	2	0.524	0

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