Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Jose Valverde walks back into the dugout during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians in Detroit, Sunday, May 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Carlos ...

The first cowboys were Black Americans and Mexicans, José Valverde says over the phone. The word cowboy comes from vaquero, meaning man who takes care of cows (vaca is cow in Spanish, and –ero as a ...

After a couple of months of looking like the guy who would be left without a seat in the great closer musical chairs game of 2009-2010, Jose Valverde finally has some offers according to Yahoo!'s Tim ...

Blog update: Tigers manager Jim Leyland said before Game 2 that Valverde will not close on Sunday, but that he still considers Valverde the team's closer. "Jose Valverde is going to be a very ...

(AP) — Reliever Jose Valverde and the Detroit Tigers finalized their $14 million, two-year contract on Tuesday. The agreement, which was reached last week pending a physical, includes a $9 million ...

ATLANTA -- The Washington Nationals have signed Jose Valverde to a minor league contract as an insurance policy for their inconsistent bullpen. Valverde, with 288 career saves, last worked as a ...

Jose Valverde has been the creator of countless memories while closing out victories in a Detroit Tigers uniform, but it's now his time in the Motor City that needs to come to a close. With the Tigers ...

Tigers reliever Jose Valverde tossed a scoreless inning against Braves minor-leaguers in an extended spring training game Wednesday, according to MLB.com. Valverde struck out one hitter during the ...