Facing Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani isn’t easy. That’s something the Detroit Tigers learned first-hand this past weekend, as the Ohtani-led Angels sent the Tigers (30-42) back to Comerica Park with some discouraging losses during their four-game clash on the West Coast. “Ohtani can do so much on the field,” Tigers manager AJ Hinch said. “We’ve seen it
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Every team has its share of players who haven’t achieved All-Star stature yet, but are clearly headed in that direction. We asked MLB.com’s beat reporters to identify players who fit that mold — guys with a good chance to be All-Stars in the future, perhaps as soon as 2022. Their answers varied from unsung stars
Here’s a look at Sunday’s top Minor League performers from each team’s Top 30 Prospects list: Mets: Francisco Álvarez, C (MLB No. 35), High-A BrooklynThe Mets’ future was on full display Sunday afternoon in Brooklyn’s 18-hit, 13-run outburst and Álvarez was once again a catalyst. Starting at designated hitter, the 20-year-old homered, doubled and walked
By Dan Arritt | Special to The Detroit News Anaheim, Calif. — Daz Cameron may not have made a name for himself in the major leagues this weekend, but it’s a name the Los Angeles Angels won’t soon forget. Cameron had a two-run single in the 10th inning on Sunday afternoon to lift the Detroit Tigers to a
Daz Cameron continued a special Father’s Day weekend for his dad with a go-ahead two-run single in the 10th inning, helping the Tigers salvage a win from their four-game series at Angel Stadium with a 5-3 victory Sunday afternoon. With Cameron’s father, former Gold Glove center fielder Mike Cameron, in attendance along with his mom
Dana Gauruder | Special to Detroit Free Press The Detroit Tigers salvaged the finale of a four-game series in Anaheim on Sunday. More appropriately, rookie Daz Cameron came to the rescue. Cameron smacked a two-run single in the 10th and the Tigers pulled out a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. SATURDAY NIGHT: Cameron homers
By Dan Arritt | Special to The Detroit News Anaheim, Calif. — Daz Cameron may not have made a name for himself in the major leagues this weekend, but it’s a name the Los Angeles Angels won’t soon forget. Cameron had a two-run single in the 10th inning on Sunday afternoon to lift the Detroit Tigers to a
ERIE, Pa. — One week into the Double-A portion of Spencer Torkelson’s career, the Tigers’ top prospect seems to be handling the transition just fine. His second home run in three days helped power the Erie SeaWolves to a 6-4 win over the Altoona Curve on Father’s Day at UPMC Park. Torkelson had a pair
That was some Saturday Night Special the Tigers’ top farm talent, Riley Greene, put together at UPMC Park, home address of the Erie SeaWolves. Greene had five at-bats Saturday against Altoona, one of Erie’s Double-A combatants. Three of those trips to the plate were worth a home run, a triple, and a double, which is an
You thought the Casey Mize glove controversy in Kansas City last week was kooky (it was), wait until Monday when major-league umpires start searching pitchers’ hands, forearms, gloves and caps for foreign substances. “Everyone is on board with wanting an even playing field,” Tigers manager AJ Hinch said Sunday before the series finale in Anaheim.
Most of the Tigers’ hardcore snoops know the story of Jacob (Jake) Robson, an outfielder now at Triple-A Toledo who was born in London, Ontario, and grew up in Windsor playing baseball at Vincent Massey Secondary School. They might know of how he hit his way into a Mississippi State offer and how he became
A left quad strain sent Alex Bregman to the 10-day injured list on Thursday, but the Astros star isn’t yet sure exactly when he’ll be back on the field. “Honestly there’s no timetable really….It’s unfortunate,” Bregman told reporters, including Chandler Rome of The Houston Chronicle. “I’m just going to trust the rehab process. I don’t
Dana Gauruder | Special to Detroit Free Press Daz Cameron delivered an early Father’s Day present in Anaheim on Saturday. With his father, former major leaguer Mike Cameron, watching from field level seats, the young Detroit Tigers center fielder smacked his second career home run. “For me to hit that homer was something exciting for me,”
Dana Gauruder | Special to the Detroit Free Press The Detroit Tigers have one more game left in Anaheim this weekend. They’ve already seen way too much of Shohei Ohtani. The Los Angeles Angels defeated the Tigers for the third consecutive night and once again, Ohtani played a starring role. He won the series opener on the
One night after a three-hit game, Greene nearly became the first Erie SeaWolves player in nine years to hit for the cycle, falling a single shy in a 3-for-3 performance. Greene, MLB Pipeline’s No. 15 overall prospect, nearly pulled off the feat without pulling the ball as all three hits went to center or left.
Daz Cameron’s second home run in eight days — this one with his father watching in attendance — and Jonathan Schoop’s eighth home run of June weren’t enough to overcome an early Angels barrage. Shohei Ohtani’s third homer in two nights powered a four-run third inning to send the Tigers to their third consecutive loss
By Dan Arritt | Special to The Detroit News Anaheim, Calif. — Wily Peralta found out for himself on Saturday night just how hard Shohei Ohtani can hit the baseball. Peralta made his first MLB start in more than four years and became the third pitcher for the Detroit Tigers to give up a home run to
Mark Kreidler made a living putting Tony Gwynn’s career into words, pinpointing moments when talent and greatness come into focus, and how teams find that next great player. But even he was caught searching for words when he realized his son might have a baseball career of his own. Years ago, as Kreidler and his
The finger injury that forced Niko Goodrum out of Friday’s Tigers loss will keep him out a little while. It doesn’t appear to be major, but the absence will be long enough for the Tigers to get another look at Isaac Paredes as a shortstop. The Tigers placed Goodrum on the 10-day injured list Saturday
Detroit — The Tigers’ troublesome shortstop position has taken another hit. Niko Goodrum, who had made 39 starts at shortstop, was put on the injured list Saturday with a tendon injury in the tip of his left index finger. “Hopefully it can be resolved relatively quickly,” manager AJ Hinch said. “He’s seeing some doctors and they