Could Mookie Betts have blossomed to stardom in a Brewers uniform? It could have been a reality if former Milwaukee GM Doug Melvin had had his way, as he tried to acquire Betts from the Red Sox in 2013 in exchange for closer Francisco Rodriguez, according to MLB.com’s Adam Berry and Adam McCalvy. As a
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Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Spencer Torkelson crushes homer in instructional league Detroit Tigers top prospects Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson put together solid at-bats in the first inning of an instructional league game, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. Detroit Tigers prospect Bryant Packard knows most first basemen aren’t
The finalists — three at each position in each league — for the 2020 Gold Glove Awards are being revealed by Rawlings on Twitter. The winners will be named on Tuesday, Nov. 3, on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET. The finalists — three at each position in each league — for the 2020 Gold Glove
Tony Paul | The Detroit News Detroit — In a bit of a surprise, the Tigers have a pair of Gold Glove finalists. On Thursday, Jonathan Schoop was named a finalist for the American League award at second base, while Niko Goodman is a finalist at shortstop. Schoop’s competition at second base includes Chicago’s Danny Mendick
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Spencer Torkelson smashes home run in Tigers instructional league game Detroit Tigers infield prospect Spencer Torkelson, the No. 1 overall pick in 2020 MLB draft, smashes a home run to LF in instructional league game in Lakeland, Fla., Oct. 19, 2020. The Detroit Tigers haven’t
The 2019-2020 international signing period was unlike any in the previous years because of COVID-19, but in one way, it was exactly the same. As in year’s past, teams continued to sign players up until the deadline, which was originally scheduled to end June 15, but was pushed back until Oct. 15 this year. In
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Spencer Torkelson crushes homer in instructional league Detroit Tigers top prospects Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson put together solid at-bats in the first inning of an instructional league game, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. Detroit Tigers second baseman Kody Clemens was disappointed. And for good
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Why Detroit Tigers’ Ron Gardenhire is retiring immediately Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila and manager Ron Gardenhire met with reporters Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 to announce Gardenhire’s immediate retirement. The World Series holds significance for the Detroit Tigers‘ managerial vacancy. The clash between the Los
Riley Greene is young enough to honestly say he was a Tampa Bay Rays fan by birth. The Tigers outfield prospect was born in Orlando in September 2000, near the end of the Rays’ third season. He was eight years old when the Rays made their Cinderella run to the Riley Greene is young enough
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News The voice — that deep, rich, resonant Ron Gardenhire voice — which was always good enough to do commercial voice-overs or be shared with a radio audience, was clear and strong Tuesday. “I feel fine,” Gardenhire said, speaking from his daughter’s home in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he and wife Carol
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Spencer Torkelson smashes home run in Tigers instructional league game Detroit Tigers infield prospect Spencer Torkelson, the No. 1 overall pick in 2020 MLB draft, smashes a home run to LF in instructional league game in Lakeland, Fla., Oct. 19, 2020. LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Spencer Torkelson smashes home run in Tigers instructional league game Detroit Tigers infield prospect Spencer Torkelson, the No. 1 overall pick in 2020 MLB draft, smashes a home run to LF in instructional league game in Lakeland, Fla., Oct. 19, 2020. LAKELAND, Fla. — When
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Rain slammed the Tigers during Monday’s game against the Blue Jays at Marchant Stadium’s Publix Field. Not that it overly bothered Spencer Torkelson and Kody Clemens, a pair of infielders who have been enjoying October during the Tigers’ five-week Instructional Camp at Lakeland, Florida. Torkelson in Monday’s first inning
The Tigers have interviewed Pirates bench coach Don Kelly for their managerial vacancy, reports Rob Biertempfel of the Athletic (Twitter link). However, Biertempfel cautions that Kelly isn’t considered a “top candidate” at the moment due to his relative lack of coaching experience. He’s more likely to return to Pittsburgh in his current position, it seems.
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — I’m sitting here on an 80-degree Saturday afternoon in the press box at Marchant Stadium — or, rather, Publix Field at Marchant Stadium as the sponsorship dollars have determined. An executive decision has been made that, in fact, you can offer some basic critiques and see
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Spencer Torkelson smashes home run in Tigers instructional league game Detroit Tigers infield prospect Spencer Torkelson, the No. 1 overall pick in 2020 MLB draft, smashes a home run to LF in instructional league game in Lakeland, Fla., Oct. 19, 2020. LAKELAND, Fla. — Spencer
Riley Greene has been giving fellow Tigers top prospect Spencer Torkelson a ride to Tigertown each morning since the Florida instructional league began last week in Lakeland, Fla. On Monday, Torkelson returned the favor by driving him home. Torkelson’s first home run in a competitive pro game showed the big-time Riley Greene has been giving
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Spencer Torkelson crushes homer in instructional league Detroit Tigers top prospects Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson put together solid at-bats in the first inning of an instructional league game, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers played the Toronto Blue Jays
Tony Paul | The Detroit News Barbara Gibson, the mother of Tigers legend Kirk Gibson who was a long-time speech teacher and drama director at Clarkston High School and was known as “Ma” by her students, has died. Gibson died Oct. 11, surrounded by Kirk and sisters Jackie and Tina. She was 89. “She loved
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Nicholas Castellanos will ‘miss’ Detroit Tigers, excited to help Cubs Nicholas Castellanos reacts to being traded from the Tigers to the Cubs at the trade-deadline buzzer, Wednesday, July 31, 2019 in Anaheim. LAKELAND, Fla. — Nicholas Castellanos wasn’t going to re-sign with the Detroit Tigers after