How did he do this? How did Alex Avila climb to the top of the major league leaders? Why is he hitting the ball so well? Maybe, it’s because he is healthy. Maybe, it’s because he’s more ...

The thoughts began tugging at Alex Avila last year: Perhaps it was time for the veteran catcher to retire from the big leagues. After conversations with his wife, Avila eventually decided to come ...

MIAMI — Twelve days before he announced his retirement from baseball, Alex Avila kicked back in the dugout at Truist Park in Atlanta, at ease. He deflected an apology for all of the questions ...

PHOENIX – New Chicago White Sox catcher Alex Avila says he grew up in a “very typical,’’ tight-knit Cuban family. Just as much, it was a baseball family, with three generations of Avilas ...

Many years before he would consider ending his playing career, Alex Avila strapped on unfamiliar catching gear on the baseball field at the University of Alabama. He was preparing for his junior ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Detroit Tigers catcher Alex Avila has a short, compact swing that is downright graceful. His swing is controlled and yet fluid. “The swing I have is totally based on hitting ...

Alex Avila, who played for the Tigers 2009-2015, said Thursday will be a change for their entire family, some that they don’t see as often during the baseball season, to talk baseball with them.

Alex Avila has heard plenty of them this season at Chase Field, often after the struggling Diamondbacks catcher has struck out. Advertisement. Sunday, Avila received a more proactive serenade.

DETROIT - The Detroit Tigers have placed veteran catcher Alex Avila on the 15-day disabled list with a loose body in his left knee, the team announced Saturday morning. The move is retroactive to ...

Al and Alex Avila spent last spring training as roommates. Alex’s wife was close to having their second child and wasn’t spending much time at camp, and the former Tigers catcher usually met ...