The Tigers interviewed Royals bench coach Pedro Grifol for their managerial opening, reports Jon Morosi of MLB Network. The 50-year-old made a strong impression on Detroit higher-ups and has put himself in “the top tier of candidates,” Morosi adds. Grifol has come up as a possibility in various managerial searches in recent seasons, including last
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Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. – Only eight months ago on a sun-washed field in Tempe, Ariz., with Camelback Mountain’s brown slopes in the distant outfield background, Gage Workman was slurping up grounders and firing the ball to his Arizona State teammate and first baseman, Spencer Torkelson. Last week at Marchant Stadium’s
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. LAKELAND, Fla. — Riley Greene is a tad superstitious. The Detroit Tigers‘ prospect grew
Pedro Grifol has emerged as one of the top candidates to become the next manager of the Detroit Tigers. Grifol, the Kansas City Royals bench coach, already has interviewed with the Tigers, and multiple sources said the 50-year-old made a strong impression on team officials. Detroit has not confirmed the Pedro Grifol has emerged as
The start of the World Series on Tuesday also means the start of the offseason is just around the corner. With that in mind, here’s the first Tigers Inbox since season’s end: The start of the World Series on Tuesday also means the start of the offseason is just around the corner. With that in
Ryan Ford | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Happy 78th birthday, Willie Horton! (And Happy “Willie Horton Day,” too!) Detroit Tigers great Willie Horton turns 78 today. It’s also “Willie Horton Day” in Michigan, as proclaimed in 2004. Happy birthday, Willie Horton! The former Tigers standout — who was born in Arno, Virginia,
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers outfield prospect Daniel Cabrera knows what a World Series
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 Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. LAKELAND, Fla. — What the Detroit Tigers put on display Saturday didn’t look much
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Watch: Spencer Torkelson takes batting practice at Comerica Park Detroit Tigers prospect Spencer Torkelson takes batting practice at Comerica Park on Saturday, July 4, 2020. LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers are at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium for an intrasquad game at noon Saturday
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. Postgame: What Spencer Torkelson showed in Tigers instructional league game LAKELAND, Fla. —The Detroit Tigers
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — For most workers, seven-month vacations are a dream. Not so for baseball players, particularly hitters, who if they care to stay on pace with 95-mph fastballs and cunning breaking stuff need more of a routine. The Tigers’ top minor-league batters, a bit too well-rested after a long
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. LAKELAND, Fla. — Spencer Torkelson‘s at-bat in the third inning Wednesday was nearly a moment
DETROIT — Willie Horton has had easier years. The former Tigers great lost his good friend and former teammate Al Kaline in April, and 1968 World Series opponents Lou Brock and Bob Gibson in recent weeks. He had to watch this Tigers season from afar, missing out on talks with DETROIT — Willie Horton has
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. LAKELAND, Florida —The Detroit Tigers face the Pittsburgh Pirates at 1 p.m. today in
Riley Greene spent the summer taking swings against the Tigers’ top pitching prospects, both at Summer Camp at Comerica Park and at the alternate training site in Toledo, Ohio. This week, for the first time since Spring Training in March, he had a chance to hit against somebody in a Riley Greene spent the summer
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. – One thought, held for some time now, got a boost Wednesday as the best of the Tigers minor-league kids pranced around Marchant Stadium in a game against the Blue Jays. This will be a good managerial job for whoever replaces Ron Gardenhire as Tigers skipper. Riley
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. – One thought, held for some time now, got a boost Wednesday as the best of the Tigers minor-league kids pranced around Marchant Stadium in a game against the Blue Jays. This will be a good managerial job for whoever replaces Ron Gardenhire as Tigers skipper. Riley
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. Tony Gwynn Jr. first learned of Will Venable, a candidate for the Detroit Tigers‘ managerial
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers prospects square off: Matt Manning vs. Riley Greene Detroit Tigers top prospects Matt Manning and Riley Greene face off during the intrasquad scrimmage on Friday, July 10, 2020, at Comerica Park. Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene got a wake-up call in July’s summer camp