Spring training hot streaks are fun, but so often the fun turns to dust as soon as the regular season begins. Akil Baddoo appears fully determined not to let that happen. Left unprotected from the Rule 5 draft by the Minnesota Twins, because he hadn’t played since May of 2019, and never above High-A ball,
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Three games. Two homers. One walk-off hit. Akil Baddoo is quickly making waves not only among Detroit Tigers fans, but across baseball with his hot start to the 2021 season. The former Rule 5 pick broke into the bigs in a big way on Sunday with a home run on the very first pitch of
As the Detroit Tigers honored the late Al Kaline with a moving pregame video on the first anniversary of his passing, the 2021 Tigers battled hard with his same spirit and won a thrilling 10-inning walk off game with a hit from the right fielder in fitting fashion 4-3. More on that later. Casey Mize
When the Detroit Tigers signed Robbie Grossman to a two-year deal in the off-season, it was not the player Tigers may have thought to be the first player since Justin Upton to sign for more than one year.
Detroit Tigers fans can be excused if they stopped paying attention early in Monday’s 15-6 loss to the Twins. It was a dreary affair. Tigers pitchers gave up 14 hits and 11 walks, and Detroit batters didn’t get a hit until the 5th inning.
It really has not been that long since Casey Mize was selected No. 1 overall by the Detroit Tigers, or since the organization’s top pitcher threw a no-hitter his first night in Double-A. But while he still ranks highly on prospect lists and in the eyes of evaluators, the shine seems to be quickly fading
Detroit Tigers left fielder Akil Baddoo homers against Cleveland Indians pitcher Aaron Civale during the third inning Sunday, April 4, 2021 at Comerica Park. Tigers Clev3 Detroit Tigers: How long do you give Niko Goodrum? by Roger Castillo
The opener of a three-game series with the Twins was delayed by an hour due to rain but, rather poetically, as the first pitch was being thrown, the sun poked through the clouds. A rainout wouldn’t have been so bad today, as Nelson Cruz and the Twins trounced the Tigers, 15-6. Of note: Akil Baddoo’s
Detroit Tigers fans were treated to an excellent opening weekend. The team took their series against a division rival, and they did it by beating two of the better pitchers in the American League, including last year’s unanimous Cy Young winner.
The Detroit Tigers have had their share of glove-first players. Ed Brickman, Aurelio Rodríguez, and Adam Everett are some of the names I was discussing with a few of our fellow contributors. And we can safely assume Niko Goodrum is in this category now.
Minnesota Twins (2-1) at Detroit Tigers (2-1) Time/Place: 1:10 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation site: Twinkie TownMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP José Ureña (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs RHP Matt Shoemaker (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Game 4 Pitching Matchup (2020 Stats) Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR
The Tigers are riding high off their first series win of the season and some unexpectedly delightful performances from their staff. As they invite another division rival club, the Minnesota Twins, into town, we wanted to know what to expect from the Twins. TJ Gorsegner, site manager of the SB Nation Twins blog Twinkie Town,
With the first series of the 2021 Detroit Tigers season in the books and Akil Baddoo mania running wild, successfully with a series win over the Cleveland Indians, we move on to another 3 games divisional rival set against Minnesota Twins. Here a brief preview to get you ready:
From the beginning of the 2019 season, it took until the summer of 2020 for the Detroit Tigers to notch two wins against the Cleveland Baseball Team. This year, it took an entire two days. Detroit had a prime opportunity to make that three wins in three days, but the Tigers blew a 3-1 lead
The Tigers built a slim early lead behind a good outing from starter Tarik Skubal. They even got some early heroics from two new faces. Ultimately it wasn’t enough as the bullpen melted down to lose this one to Cleveland 9-3. For the third time in three games, the Detroit Tigers took a first inning
We’ve all been captivated by the story of Akil Baddoo this spring. A solid but unassuming Minnesota Twins prospect who blew out his elbow back in 2019, the Tigers picked him up in the Rule 5 draft hoping to catch lightning in a bottle. So far, so good. Baddoo hadn’t played an official game above
The Detroit Tigers have played two games and to the surprise of almost everyone, are 2-0. Of course, this is way too soon to overreact and make any grand assessments and change expectations for the season or player performance. But, what we can assess are the attributes that fueled the Tigers’ success during the first…
The Detroit Tigers began the 1993 campaign with a 2-4 West Coast trip. They opened the home portion of the schedule on Tuesday, April 13 against the Oakland A’s. It was the 82nd Opening Day at the former Navin Field, and Tigers fans from all over the state converged to celebrate their favorite holiday. The…
A few days ago we used Spencer Torkelson’s rough spring as an excuse to dig into some of the worst debuts from Detroit Tigers in history. Spring training stats don’t count as debuts, of course, so we won’t be looking for other stellar exhibition performances like Baddoo’s. And we’ve decided to not count any Rookie…
The Detroit Tigers have started their season strong after winning their first two games of 2021 against their bitter American League Central Division rivals, the Cleveland Indians, including a 5-2 victory on Saturday. Thanks to a strong start by newcomer Julio Teheran as well as some grueling at-bats for the Tigers offense, things are looking