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The 2006 Detroit Tigers were one of the great comeback stories in recent baseball history — 119 losses in 2003, a World Series appearance three years later — and Magglio Ordóñez provided the moment that sent them there: a walk-off three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth.
Tigers — 2006 ALCS · Game 4
Detroit led the ALCS three games to none and stood one win from a sweep when Magglio Ordóñez stepped to the plate in the bottom of the ninth. With the game tied 3–3 and two runners on, he turned on a pitch and sent it over the left-field wall for a walk-off three-run home run. Comerica Park went silent for a single second — and then the roar. Detroit had won the pennant.
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From 119 losses to the World Series
In 2003, the Detroit Tigers lost 119 games — the second-most losses in American League history. By 2006, they had won the AL pennant. The turnaround was built on pitching: Justin Verlander, Jeremy Bonderman, Nate Robertson, and Kenny Rogers. But the defining moment came from the bat. When Magglio hit that walk-off, it wasn't just a game-winning home run — it was the punctuation mark on one of the great franchise rebuilds in the game's history.
The walk-off heard on Woodward
Comerica Park is a beautiful baseball stadium, and it's been the site of many memorable games — but Game 4 of the 2006 ALCS stands alone. Tied 3–3 in the bottom of the ninth, one swing from the World Series, Magglio ended it all. The scorecard shows the at-bat in context: the outs before it, the count, the runners on base, and the final line that shows Detroit 6, Oakland 3, bottom of the ninth.
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Skubal went to LA — August 2026
The Tigers traded Tarik Skubal to the Los Angeles Dodgers at the 2026 trade deadline. The back-to-back AL Cy Young winner — 7-5, 2.79 ERA in 16 starts this season — is gone, and the next Detroit rebuild has begun. The return is three prospects: outfielder Zyhir Hope, right-hander River Ryan, and 2023 third-round pick Brady Smith. Detroit played the long game, and now the long game starts over.
For Tigers fans, the trade changes what this summer means — but it doesn't change what happened on October 14, 2006. The 2006 ALCS Game 4 is still the moment. The Magglio walk-off. The crowd. The pennant. That belongs to Detroit, and no trade touches it. Read more about the trade and what it means for both teams →
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