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The Detroit Tigers have named innovative and experienced executive Jeff Greenberg as the club’s General Manager. Greenberg, 37, will report to President of Baseball Operations, Scott Harris, and joins the Tigers after spending the last 16 months as an Associate General Manager with the Chicago Blackhawks. Greenberg will be the 20th General Manager in the

LOS ANGELES — A Wednesday night crowd of greater than 42,000 flocked into Dodger Stadium to watch a talented rookie starter with nasty pitches put on a show as he heads down the home stretch of an eye-opening season. Reese Olson threw them all a curveball, literally and figuratively. It was a 2-2 pitch Olson

Top 3 DET 2 LAD 0 Result of AB Spencer Torkelson’s sac fly AB: Spencer Torkelson | P: Bobby Miller

There have been some amazing performances by prospects in 2023. Many have come from high-ranking players living up to expectations. Others have exceeded them, jumping more firmly onto the prospect radar with breakout campaigns. Jim Callis recently highlighted some with his own All-Breakout Prospect Team, but that squad doesn’t provide the only examples of prospects

Award season is in full swing in the Minors. On Wednesday, Minor League Baseball announced the High-A end-of-season award winners and All-Star rosters, as voted on by the managers of the three leagues. In the Midwest League, MVP went to Twins outfielder Kala’i Rosario, Ian Bedell of the Cardinals locked up Pitcher of the Year

LOS ANGELES — Spencer Torkelson fouled off a couple of close pitches from Dodgers lefty Caleb Ferguson to get to the pitch he wanted. It was a 2-2 cutter over the outer half of the plate, where Torkelson wanted the ball to avoid Ferguson jamming him. He crushed it, pushing it through the California evening

LOS ANGELES — Tigers outfielder Riley Greene will undergo surgery on his injured right elbow on Wednesday, but the Tigers won’t know the extent of the repair until Dallas-based specialist Dr. Keith Meister goes into the elbow and sees the damage. It’s a bit exploratory, similar to Tarik Skubal’s situation when he suffered a forearm

Top 1 DET 1 LAD 0 Result of AB Torkelson’s solo homer (29) AB: Spencer Torkelson | P: Caleb Ferguson

As summer ebbs into fall, Minor League Baseball has started to reveal its end-of-season award winners and All-Star steams. First up are the three Single-A circuits, encompassing 30 teams, as voted on by league managers. There’s no shortage of top prospects, noteworthy names and some under-the-radar players who made their mark during 2023. In the

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Among the many highlights of Miguel Cabrera having fun playing baseball, his interactions with Adrián Beltré might rank near the top. Arguably nobody liked teasing Beltré by touching his

LOS ANGELES — It had been billed as Eduardo Rodriguez’s first outing at Dodger Stadium since exercising his no-trade rights to scuttle a deal to the Dodgers at the Trade Deadline. Instead, it became an injury-shortened evening for Rodriguez, and maybe even his final outing as a Tiger. The veteran left-hander left Detroit’s 8-3 loss

Bot 2 DET 0 LAD 1 Result of AB J.D. Martinez solo homer (27) AB: J.D. Martinez | P: Eduardo Rodriguez

ANAHEIM — The last time the Tigers swept a series at Angel Stadium, Alan Trammell was still at shortstop, Kirk Gibson was back with the club after five years away and Mickey Tettleton was beginning his transition away from catcher. It was August of 1993, and the Tigers rode a combination of aging stars and

Facing Double-A hitters for the first time, Jackson Jobe put together arguably the best start of his pro career so far. Jobe, MLB’s No. 54 prospect, threw 76 pitches — 58 for strikes — and did not allow an extra-base hit. He’d previously gone six innings three times but had never thrown more than five

Top 2 DET 1 LAA 0 Result of AB Jake Rogers’ solo homer (18) AB: Jake Rogers | P: Kenny Rosenberg

ANAHEIM — Sawyer Gipson-Long described the scene as surreal last weekend after winning his Major League debut in front of friends and family at Comerica Park. His encore performance produced that same feeling for Tigers fans watching at Angel Stadium or staying up late to watch at home. The Tigers have a track record of

Top 2 DET 3 LAA 0 Result of AB Zack Short’s three-run HR (7) AB: Zack Short | P: Tyler Anderson

ANAHEIM — The quick turn and bunt from Angels leadoff batter Kyren Paris caught so many off-guard that all Tarik Skubal could do was scramble off the mound and fumble it. It was Skubal’s first pitch of the fourth inning, having retired the Angels’ first nine batters in order with four strikeouts. In a vacuum,

Top 1 DET 1 LAA 0 Result of AB Andre Lipcius’ RBI double AB: Andre Lipcius | P: Griffin Canning

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. At one point Tuesday night, nearly 5,300 Major League hits stood at first base at Comerica Park. There was Miguel Cabrera, having hit an RBI single in the first