The Tigers interviewed Yankees hitting coach Marcus Thames for their vacant managerial position last week, Jason Beck of MLB.com tweets (and as Tony Paul of the Detroit News previously reported). Thames joins Dodgers first base coach George Lombard as known candidates to succeed Ron Gardenhire, who retired as the Tigers’ skipper in the second half
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Before George Lombard became a rising name in coaching circles, he was once a highly touted outfield prospect who played exactly half his 144 Major League games with the Tigers in 2002. Marcus Thames was a 26-homer slugger on Detroit’s ’06 World Series team and had a 25-homer season there Before George Lombard became a
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. – His swings are full and fluid. One thing about Riley Greene during an at-bat is that he gets his cuts. But they’re under control. And they’re tough on a baseball. Greene, who two weeks ago turned 20, ranks either first or second on just about any
Tony Paul | The Detroit News Detroit — The Tigers are considering a familiar face for their managerial opening. Marcus Thames, the hitting coach for the New York Yankees who slugged 99 home runs while playing for Detroit from 2004-09, has met at least twice in the last week with Tigers brass over Zoom, according to a
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — It’s a peculiar time for Opening Day — Oct. 14. But the first inter-team duel in 2020 for Tigers minor-leaguers was to begin against the Blue Jays at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium as the Tigers Instructional League, a week after convening, was
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Tigers top prospect Perez throws in Lakeland Detroit Tigers top prospect Franklin Perez, acquired in the Justin Verlander trade, got some early work in at TigerTown in early February. Detroit Tigers right-hander Franklin Perez didn’t get injured in the 2020 season. That alone is a
Tony Paul | The Detroit News Brett Impemba used to live down the street from a scout for the Oakland A’s, and one day, in the throes of casual conversation, he decided to make a pitch for his then-teammate at Oakland University. Mike Brosseau. Check him out. “And he kind of brushed it off,” Impemba said. “Like, ‘Of
The Tigers’ search to replace Ron Gardenhire has started with a familiar name to Detroit fans, as MLB.com’s Jason Beck reports (via Twitter) that the team interviewed Dodgers first base coach George Lombard. The bulk of Lombard’s 144 career Major League games were played in a Detroit uniform, as Lombard appeared in 72 contests for
With alternate camps coming to an end, MLB Pipeline is recapping the development highlights for the prospects involved for each organization. Top position prospect: Spencer Torkelson, 3B/1B (No. 1 on Tigers Top 30/MLB No. 4)A last-place finish during the 2019 regular season set up the Tigers to get Torkelson with the top pick in ’20.
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. The two-hour phone call between Detroit Tigers‘ left-hander Daniel Norris and Hall of Famer
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Casey Mize and Spencer Torkelson face off in batting practice. Here’s a video In a battle of the Detroit Tigers’ two No. 1 overall picks, Casey Mize and Spencer Torkelson faced off in batting practice at Comerica Park on Tuesday The Detroit Tigers top prospects are back
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Alex Faedo throws a bullpen session at Detroit Tigers spring training Alex Faedo throws a bullpen session at Detroit Tigers spring training in Lakeland, Fla. on Feb. 18, 2020. Alex Faedo’s room on the third floor in MotorCity Casino Hotel reeked of dirty clothes, whatever food he
Major League Baseball confirmed Monday that the 2021 Draft order will be based on the reverse order of the 2020 regular-season standings. Because this season was the shortest in big league history, there had been some sentiment to use some combination of the 2019 and 2020 standings. With MLB deciding Major League Baseball confirmed Monday
The question came up four weeks ago, after the White Sox completed a weekend series sweep to go 9-1 against the Tigers for the season: How do the Tigers measure their rebuild against what the White Sox have done? “They went through the same growing pains that we have, believe The question came up four
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — Imagine telling a stable of 49 thoroughbreds, most of whom have been cooped up in a barn for six months, to take it slow out of the gate. Welcome to David Littlefield’s current nightmare. Littlefield, the Tigers vice president of player development, is overseeing an unprecedented instructional
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. For the first time since 2008, the Chicago White Sox made the postseason. Although
Ryan Ford | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption MLB’s top storylines:Padres are on a playoff push USA TODAY Steve Gardner breaks down the top storylines in MLB. MLB’s postseason is down to its final four, with the Tampa Bay Rays and Houston Astros (seeded No. 1 and No. 6, respectively) facing off in
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. A .364 batting average won DJ LeMahieu the American League batting title in 2020. Twenty-two home
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Sunday afternoon offered Colt Keith an early lesson about Lakeland, Florida. About its climate, specifically, which he might as well confront ahead of what could be a future Single-A summer there, and maybe a good many spring camps at the TigerTown nerve center. “I haven’t been to Florida a
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Sunday afternoon offered Colt Keith an early lesson about Lakeland, Florida. About its climate, specifically, which he might as well confront ahead of what could be a future Single-A summer there, and maybe a good many spring camps at the TigerTown nerve center. “I haven’t been to Florida a