Dana Gauruder | Special to Detroit Free Press The Detroit Tigers will be without their top shortstop for at least the next 10 days. Niko Goodrum was placed on the injured list on Saturday with a tendon sprain in his left index finger, with Isaac Paredes recalled from Triple-A Toledo to take his roster spot.
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Rays fans can allow themselves some tempered excitement after the latest check-up on Tyler Glasnow. The lanky flamethrower will be shut down for four weeks before beginning to throw again, but that said, they may have located another source of Glasnow’s discomfort, per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (via Twitter). The latest diagnosis
Dana Gauruder | Special to Detroit Free Press Niko Goodrum was forced to leave Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels due to a nasty finger injury. Jose Urena’s outing was simply ugly. A couple of troubling issues surfaced during the Detroit Tigers’ 11-3 loss. Goodrum might be out for awhile after suffering a left index
Miguel Cabrera has hurt the Detroit Tigers more than he has helped this season. A 19-year MLB veteran, his presence will always be a positive impact. He is eight home runs away from No. 500 and 92 hits away from No. 3,000 — two historic milestones he seeks to add to an already strong Hall of Fame resume.
The Detroit Tigers announced that since there will be full capacity at Comerica Park for all home games for the rest of 2021, “giveaway days” are back. Among the highlights of the special giveaways and themes are a 4th of July celebration, Negro Leagues weekend, and Pink-out the park. The special-themed events get starting this
Dana Gauruder | Special to the Detroit Free Press The banged-up Detroit Tigers starting staff could have used a strong outing from its lone remaining veteran, but Jose Urena failed to deliver once again. The Los Angeles Angels clubbed three homers off Urena during a five-run fifth and cruised to a 11-3 win on Friday night. Urena, who
ANAHEIM — Limiting the home run ball was an issue for José Ureña on Friday night. With the Tigers struggling to get their offense going against Angels right-hander Alex Cobb, Ureña allowed two runs through four innings, but he couldn’t keep the Halos silent in the fifth. After getting Juan Lagares to fly out to
By Dan Arritt | Special to The Detroit News Anaheim, Calif. — Jose Urena lasted considerably longer than he did in his last outing, but the right-hander wasn’t nearly deceptive enough to save the Detroit Tigers from another loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. Urena navigated through four innings against the Angels before giving up three
Associated Press Anaheim, Calif. — Japanese two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani will compete in the All-Star Home Run Derby at Denver’s Coors Field on July 12. The Los Angeles Angels star will be the first Japanese-born player in the derby, held the night before the All-Star Game. “I always wanted to see a Japanese player participate in the
As we inch closer to the Midsummer Classic, the basic fun fact of this All-Star Game becomes more forefront in the mind: This thing is in Colorado. The Home Run Derby is going to be ridiculous. I have always thought they should at least consider having the Home Run Derby in Denver every year, no
ANAHEIM – The arrival of Matt Manning to the Majors on Thursday night signaled what manager A.J. Hinch said was not only the future of the Tigers pitching staff, but the future of the organization as a whole. Manning, the club’s No. 3 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, threw five innings and allowed two runs
ERIE, Pa. — The last time Spencer Torkelson hit his first home run in a league, he went on a tear for High-A West Michigan. He didn’t wait to put up his first Double-A homer, sending a tiebreaking drive to left field in the bottom of the eighth inning to complete a two-hit night and
It’s not good news, but it’s far from the worst news. Tigers starter Matthew Boyd, after consulting with several doctors including Dodgers and Rams head physician Dr. Neal L. Ettrache, does not appear to have any structural damage in his left elbow. Manager AJ Hinch said Friday that tests confirmed that he’s dealing with muscular
Dana Gauruder | Special to Detroit Free Press The good news on Matthew Boyd is there’s no structural damage to his pitching arm. But the Detroit Tigers will have to make do without their veteran left-hander for a few weeks. Boyd, placed on the 10-day injured list earlier this week, has been diagnosed with muscular tendinitis. Boyd departed
Detroit Tigers top pitching prospect Matt Manning draped his arms over the dugout railing and smiled. “Definitely fun,” Manning said Thursday. “A lot of emotions. It was just good enough to where I feel good about it, but there are some things I need to clean up for the next one, and I’m going to
Dana Gauruder | Special to Detroit Free Press Matt Manning set the Detroit Tigers up for success in his major-league debut, but his new teammates fumbled the opportunity to stretch their winning streak to four games. The Tigers’ defense and bullpen struggled Thursday during their 7-5 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. Manning, the organization’s top pitching
Dana Gauruder | Special to Detroit Free Press The All-Star Game is nearly a month away and Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch hinted that two of his top starting pitchers may not return until the second half of the season. Spencer Turnbull and Matthew Boyd are on the 10-day injured list and neither one has
By Dan Arritt | Special to The Detroit News Anaheim, Calif. — Detroit Tigers right-hander Matt Manning learned at the beginning of this week that he’d make his major-league debut on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Angels. Reality hit home about 45 minutes before the game, when Angels star Shohei Ohtani joined the 23-year-old right-hander in
Gleyber Torres made an early exit from tonight’s game due to what the Yankees described as stiffness in his left lower back. The shortstop will receive further examination tomorrow, when the Yankees return to the Bronx to open a three-game series with the Athletics. Torres took an awkward fall while fielding a Bo Bichette grounder
By Dan Arritt | Special to The Detroit News Anaheim, Calif. — The Detroit Tigers got the performance they were hoping for from right-hander Matt Manning in his major-league debut on Thursday night. They just didn’t receive a similar showing from the rest of the team. Detroit gave up a grand slam in the seventh inning after