Detroit Tigers manager Al Avila is impressed. He is following daily, from close and afar, as the next wave of players climb through the minor leagues. He checks on Spencer Torkelson, the 2020 No. 1 overall pick, in High-A West Michigan, and keeps tabs on Double-A Erie’s Riley Greene, who may be the best prospect of
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Detroit Tigers manager Al Avila is impressed. He is following daily, from close and afar, as the next wave of players climb through the minor leagues. He checks on Spencer Torkelson, the 2020 No. 1 overall pick, in High-A West Michigan, and keeps tabs on Double-A Erie’s Riley Greene, who may be the best prospect of
The question seems simple but is quite complex. Buyers or sellers? This is this what MLB executives are asking themselves as the July 30 trade deadline approaches, and Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila is no different. The Tigers aren’t the worst team in baseball any longer, but they’re not good enough to trade their way into the postseason.
The question seems simple but is quite complex. Buyers or sellers? This is this what MLB executives are asking themselves as the July 30 trade deadline approaches, and Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila is no different. The Tigers aren’t the worst team in baseball any longer, but they’re not good enough to trade their way into the postseason.
Detroit — The Tigers did not win this baseball game Friday night. The Central Division-leading White Sox took a round-house punch in the bottom of the ninth, but didn’t fall. They pushed across a run in the top of the 10th to beat the Tigers 5-4 before a season-high crowd of 14,163 on Pride Night at
DETROIT — The rain storm that soaked downtown Detroit in the late innings Friday night did little to dampen the Tigers’ spirits, nor did the 49-minute rain delay as they waited to face White Sox closer Liam Hendriks. If anything, it might have emboldened them. The Tigers’ 5-4 loss was their sixth defeat in eight
The Detroit Tigers had to wait to rally. Rain in the area halted Friday’s series opener against the Chicago White Sox in the bottom of the ninth inning. After a 49-minute delay, White Sox closer Liam Hendriks returned to the mound. Rookie Daz Cameron belted a game-tying two-run homer to right field. “I was just looking to be
The three hottest things in the universe right now seem to be the sun, molten lava and Spencer Torkelson. Baseball’s No. 3 prospect came a double shy of the cycle in his second straight three-hit game for High-A West Michigan on Friday night. Torkelson was a key cog for the Whitecaps as he drove in four
Detroit — The Tigers are listing TBA as their starting pitcher for Sunday. That would be lefty Matthew Boyd’s turn in the rotation. But fear not, there is no injury involved here, just physical maintenance. “Boyd is getting an extra day (of rest) simply because of the length of the season and where he’s at,” manager
Detroit — Tigers general manager Al Avila, addressing the media face to face for the first time since the pandemic hit more than a year ago, said the urgency to flip productive players for prospects at the trade deadline is far less than it’s been in the last three or four years. “Absolutely,” he said Friday.
DETROIT — While Tigers general manager Al Avila watches his Major League club claw back from a slow start, he’s tracking some of his prospects who are doing the same. And as top prospect Spencer Torkelson, top pitching prospect Matt Manning and rising prospect Dillon Dingler heat up, the Tigers are plotting the next steps
Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch used the word “bittersweet” to describe losing assistant hitting coach Jose Cruz Jr., who was hired Wednesday as Rice University’s head coach. “First and foremost, we’re really happy for Cruz and his family,” Hinch said Thursday. “Jose is a tremendous person, tremendous coach. … As an alum, he’s got a great presence there.
Chula Vista, California — Along the left-field foul line at Michael J. Martinez Field, beyond a fence that encloses this ballfield tucked in a mountain basin 10 miles south of San Diego, palm trees tower 30 feet skyward into the sunshine and blue above. What a metaphor for an 18-year-old man standing and bending in
Bill Dow | Special to Detroit Free Press As part of his series on former Detroit sports figures, Free Press special writer Bill Dow caught up with former Detroit Tigers infielder Travis Fryman: How we remember him Fryman was chosen 30th overall in 1987 in compensation for the loss of free agent catcher Lance Parrish
A year to the day since he was taken with the first pick in the MLB Draft, it certainly looks like Spencer Torkelson is getting comfortable in pro ball. Baseball’s No. 3 overall prospect doubled on a three-hit night and added two walks, reaching base five times as High-A West Michigan blanked visiting Lansing, 10-0.
The Detroit Tigers are operating their organization with a reward system: Play well in Triple-A Toledo, get called up to the big leagues when an opportunity arises and make a case for an extended stay at baseball’s highest level. This incentive program, combined with a slew of injuries, has brought Jake Rogers, Derek Hill, Isaac Paredes and Daz Cameron to
By Larry Neumeister | Associated Press New York — A Manhattan judge on Thursday rejected an attempt to force Major League Baseball to return next month’s All-Star Game to Atlanta. U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Carponi ruled against a not-for-profit organization representing small businesses, saying a lawsuit had failed to provide proof that its members have
If you’re having trouble keeping up with 120 Minor League teams and 3,000-plus players on those clubs, you’ve come to the right place. We’re here to tell you which affiliate in each organization is most worthy of your attention. The most stacked Minor League club is the Triple-A Durham Bulls, who feature the No. 1
Detroit — Really, all Jake Rogers is looking for is a chance to steal a base. Is that asking too much? “I’m just trying to run the bases well, trying to show (manager AJ) Hinch that I need to get some bags and get him to give me the green light,” Rogers joked after the Tigers
The Detroit Tigers needed a starting pitcher but were out of options. So, they implemented a bullpen-only pitching plan. Because of Spencer Turnbull’s injury, manager AJ Hinch relied on his relievers from start to finish in Thursday’s series finale. And the bullpen helped the Tigers to a convincing 8-3 win over the Seattle Mariners at Comerica Park. The Tigers (26-36)