Aaron Shortridge pitched Altoona past Erie, 3-2, on Friday. Erie struck early against Shortridge. Justice Bigbie hammered a solo home run in the first inning to give the SeaWolves a 1-0 lead. Adam Wolf started for Erie and began his day with three scoreless innings. Altoona broke through in the Aaron Shortridge pitched Altoona past
Before Friday’s game, the Boston Red Sox reinstated left-handed starter Chris Sale, a consistent Cy Young candidate before injuries derailed the past four years of his career, from the 60-day injured list. His first start in return from the injured list went pretty well, at least for 14 batters. The 34-year-old — a seven-time All-Star
A rather shaky outing from Tarik Skubal led to defeat on Friday night as the bats were held down by Chris Sale and the Red Sox bullpen. A Triston Casas three-run homer was the difference in the contest as the Red Sox won by a 5-2 score. The Tigers went quickly in the first, with
Boston — Tigers starter Eduardo Rodriguez, who pitched six seasons for the Red Sox including the 2018 championship season, sat in the dugout before the game Friday talking to a large group of mostly Boston-based media. “It feels amazing to be back,” Rodriguez said. “This is where my career began. We won a World Series
The Tigers announced they’ve designated veteran reliever Chasen Shreve for assignment. The move clears a spot in the big league bullpen for Will Vest, who has been reinstated from the 15-day injured list. As first reported by Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free-Press (on Twitter), Shreve has already gone unclaimed on waivers. Whether by rejection of an
It happened subtly in Tuesday’s 6-0 win over the Minnesota Twins. Detroit Tigers left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez, who has a 2.75 ERA in 17 starts this season, finished the seventh inning by striking out Michael A. Taylor to conclude a six-pitch battle and a 102-pitch performance, and upon his return to the dugout, he smiled and
Left-handed reliever Chasen Shreve has been designated for assignment. The Detroit Tigers activated right-handed reliever Will Vest — under team control through the 2027 season — from the 15-day injured list before Friday’s series opener against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Shreve was designated for assignment to create room for Vest on the 26-man roster,
After spending six seasons with the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Eduardo Rodríguez speaks with the media about what it’s like to return to Fenway Park and reconnect with old teammates.
The Detroit Tigers’ young corps of prospects is getting its share of notice in MLB Pipeline’s latest rankings. The Tigers have four players ranked in the top 100, including three position players, topped by Max Clark, their first-round pick in this year’s MLB draft. ▶ Clark was the No. 3 overall pick, garnering a $7.7
This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. DETROIT — The Tigers’ prospect rankings were expected to be in flux this year after several players graduated to Detroit over the past year, but a strong 2023 Draft
The Detroit Tigers are coming off a series win against the visiting Minnesota Twins — the top team in the American League Central — taking the last three of the four-game set to pull within seven games of the division leader. However, the Motor City Kitties are still 11 games under the .500 mark, which
The latest edition of MLB Pipeline’s prospect rankings have dropped, and in a little bit of a surprise, Max Clark edges out Colt Keith as the Detroit Tigers new top prospect. The 18-year-old center fielder, the Tigers selection with the third overall pick in July’s amateur draft, has already impressed in short order with four
The Detroit Tigers family suffered a significant loss on Tuesday when former catcher and radio broadcaster Jim Price passed away at the age of 81. He had been fighting cancer in his later years but no cause of death was given at the time. Price, along with Dan Dickerson, was the radio voice of the
Columbus Clippers 10, Toledo Mud Hens 2 (box) Keider Montero got a bit of a rude welcome to the Triple-A level, though he pitched a little better than his final line, and the Hens offense couldn’t get much going in this one. Montero struck out the first batter he faced for his new team, then
MIDLAND, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps saw dominant pitching and a huge swing from Tigers top-10 prospect Hao-Yu Lee propel them to a 6-2 victory over the Great Lakes Loons in front of 3,920 fans Thursday night at Dow Diamond. Lee, the Detroit Tigers No. 8 prospect according to MIDLAND, MI – The West
Lakeland, Fla. — One way to beat the heat on a searing, 95-degree Florida morning is to chase ground balls. It gives you something to focus on other than the perspiration spilling like Niagara Falls from your Tigers t-shirt. Kevin McGonigle was playing shortstop during Thursday morning infield drills on the Gehringer Field at TigerTown,
(Mike Godlewski/MiLB.com) August 10, 2023 Facebook Share Twitter Share Email Copy Link Ty Madden pitched Erie to 2-0 win over Altoona on Thursday. Madden tossed a career-high seven innings. Over the seven shutout innings, he allowed two hits, two walks, and struck out eight. He threw a career-high 103 pitches as well. Erie opened the
This might be the dog days of summer for some, but for us at MLB Pipeline, it’s a time for excitement and positive energy. The caffeine? An influx of talent from the recently completed Draft, a changing landscape due to the Trade Deadline and brand new versions of our Top 100 Prospects list, all of
Toledo, OH – The Toledo Mud Hens were held to just one run in a 10-2 loss against the Columbus Clippers Making his debut start for the Mud Hens was Keider Montero. Montero struck out the first batter he faced but got into trouble after a single from Bryan Lavastida Toledo, OH – The Toledo
The Tigers have released catcher Andrew Knapp and right-hander Ashton Goudeau, according to their respective transaction trackers at MLB.com. The club also announced to reporters, including Evan Woodbery of MLive, that pitchers Miguel Del Pozo and Kervin Castro have been released with each having undergone Tommy John surgery earlier this year. Knapp, 31, is the