Dana Gauruder | Special to the Detroit Free Press Detroit Tigers starter Matt Manning made a promising major-league debut but couldn’t quite match Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani. The Angels then battered Detroit’s bullpen and ended the Tigers’ three-game winning streak, 7-5, on Thursday. Taylor Ward clubbed a grand slam off Kyle Funkhouser during the
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ANAHEIM — If Matt Manning‘s Triple-A numbers this season were of any concern heading into his MLB debut, the rookie showed a glimpse of the highly touted prospect he is within the Tigers organization. Manning, the Tigers’ No. 3 prospect and the No. 18 prospect in MLB Pipeline’s Top 100, lit up the radar gun
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
ANAHEIM — Jonathan Schoop has had as strong a month of June as a player could ask for. Schoop, who has spent time at first base, second base and as designated hitter this season, hit .377/.424/.811 in his first 53 at-bats with six home runs coming into Thursday’s series opener against the Angels. The standout
With Comerica Park now cleared for full capacity, tickets for all remaining home games for the 2021 Tigers season go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. ET at tigers.com/tickets. In addition to 16 home games left against familiar AL Central foes, the summer schedule includes visits from the Astros on June 24-27, the Red Sox
It’s hard to be jokey and light during Zoom interviews. No matter how you try to soften things, the player is sitting in front of a screen, staring into a camera with a bunch of reporters asking questions — it always feels like an interrogation. This time, though, thankfully, the attempt at levity got through.
Tablesetter. Catalyst. Sparkplug. Guys at the top of the lineup have been saddled with many well-worn nicknames over the years, but it’s not always so easy to find true leadoff hitters these days. The role has changed over time, from when it used to only be a pure speed guy to kick things off, to
Associated Press New York — Major League Baseball is turning from “Let the Kids Play” to “Let the Kids Post.” In a pitch to gain traction with fans from Generation Z, MLB announced Thursday that it’s launching a campaign on TikTok to identify between five and 10 wannabe content creators to earn status as MLB brand ambassadors,
Kansas City, Mo. — Baseball has a wonderful way of creating moments like this. Wily Peralta had pitched eight straight seasons in the big leagues from 2012 through 2019 and quite suddenly last spring was back in the Dominican Republic and out of the game. But there he was 23 months later, on Tuesday, stepping onto one of the
The final piece of the Detroit Tigers’ long-desired, rarely seen “Big Three” is finally making his big-league debut: Matt Manning, taken ninth overall in 2016 by the Tigers is set to start Thursday night in Anaheim, California, against the Los Angeles Angels. Manning was part of a dominant group of starters for Double-A Erie in
Tigers pitcher Casey Mize was told his glove was illegal not because of foreign substances. Instead, it was due to its color. After one inning of work in Tuesday’s Tigers-Royals matchup, Detroit starter Casey Mize was confronted by home plate umpire John Tumpane. Given the nature of Spider Tack and other foreign substances which MLB…
Let’s mix things up a bit, shall we? No, that doesn’t mean a new name in the top spot, but there are several changes in the top 10, most notably moving North Carolina prep shortstop Kahlil Watson up to reflect the buzz he’s been getting. Many in the industry aren’t 100 percent sure how all
The bats were hot for the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday in Kansas City. The Tigers’ seventh-inning rally was enough to hold off the Royals, 6-5, and complete a three-game series. The big blow in the seventh, after a leadoff walk by Niko Goodrum, came off the bat of Willi Castro, who launched a 3-2 breaking ball from Greg
Another piece of the Tigers’ puzzle locks into place. No. 18 overall prospect Matt Manning will make his Major League debut on the mound for Detroit against the Angels on Thursday. He will join Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal — fellow Top 100 prospects at the start of the year — in the Tigers’ rotation
Kansas City, Mo. — The last time the Tigers swept a series in Kansas City, Justin Verlander, Drew Smyly and Rick Porcello were chucking. That was in 2014. It’s happened again, seven years later, this time with a couple of rookies taking lead on the mound. After Casey Mize subdued the Royals Tuesday night, lefty Tarik
Kansas City, Mo. — The last time the Tigers swept a series in Kansas City, Justin Verlander, Drew Smyly and Rick Porcello were chucking. That was in 2014. It’s happened again, seven years later, this time with a couple of rookies taking lead on the mound. After Casey Mize subdued the Royals Tuesday night, lefty Tarik
KANSAS CITY — Before Matt Manning‘s last start at Triple-A Toledo, where he was trying to lower a 9.23 ERA and look more like the Tigers’ top pitching prospect, he looked to talk to a Major Leaguer. He looked to old friend Tarik Skubal. They had been teammates and good friends at Double-A Erie, Spring
Some stability in the ranks. For only the second time this season, we have a repeat selection at the top of the Rookie Power Rankings. Marlins left-hander Trevor Rogers continues to dominate on the bump as Major League Baseball heads toward the season’s midpoint, thus solidifying his place as the player most likely to claim
Shohei Ohtani has become baseball’s next big star. Matt Manning is starting on his path to becoming the Tigers’ next big young starter. On Thursday night at Angel Stadium, those paths will intersect. While Manning, ranked as the Tigers’ No. 3 prospect and No. 18 in MLB Pipeline’s Top 100, will make his anticipated Major
Detroit — Tigers fans were shut out of Opening Day during the shortened 2020 season and capacity was limited to around 8,000 for the 2021 home opener. So, now, the team is planning a makeup party to kick off the second half of the season. The Tigers announced Wednesday they will host “Detroit’s Biggest Summer Baseball