The Detroit Tigers return home on Friday following a short road trip that saw them drop two of three at the Miami Marlins followed by a split with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Now with that short interleague jaunt in the books, the Motor City Kitties prepare to face the team that swept them out of the
Toledo Mud Hens 9, Iowa Cubs 8 (Gm1)(F/7)(box) Toledo Mud Hens 11, Iowa Cubs 4 (Gm2)(F/7)(box) Starter Sawyer Gipson-Long struggled in this one, but the big bats were there to pick him up in Thursday night’s Game 1. Colt Keith ripped a double with two outs in the top of the first, and Tyler Nevin
How were the Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Detroit Tigers named? Let’s play Kerwin’s Kuestions to find out with Natalie Kerwin.
When Scott Harris was announced as the Detroit Tigers‘ new president of baseball operations, he laid out his plan in simple, precise language: “We need to acquire, develop, and retain young players.” OK. So, that’s not exactly revolutionary — every team in every sport tries to do the same thing. But that is also why
In the 1973 movie “The Paper Chase,” a first-year law student at Harvard fails so spectacularly and publicly in his first class that he runs to the restroom and loses his lunch. To which a friend remarks, “Hardly a propitious start.” The movie is about a student named Hart who struggles to navigate his first
The Tigers released infielder Johan Camargo from a minor league contract, tweets Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free-Press. The switch-hitter had signed with Detroit in late June. Camargo made 22 appearances for their Triple-A team in Toledo. He struggled over 88 trips to the plate, hitting .238/.295/.400. Camargo connected on three homers and kept his strikeouts
Toledo, OH – The Toledo Mud Hens swept the doubleheader in Iowa scoring 20 runs in 14 innings. GAME ONE: In game one of the doubleheader in Iowa, the Mud Hens defeated the ICubs in a 9-8 slugfest. Nick Neidert was the starter for the ICubs in game one on Toledo, OH – The Toledo
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps enjoyed a strong pitching performance as the offense delivered clutch hits late to rally past the Lake County Captains, setting a new season-long, five-game winning streak 6-3 in front of 6,903 fans Thursday night at LMCU Ballpark. Whitecaps pitchers have allowed just COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The
SeaWolves take down the Senators 12-4 at UPMC Park
The SeaWolves offense broke out with 18 hits in a 12-4 win over Harrisburg. Erie loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the first against Senators starter Mitchell Parker. Jace Jung started the scoring with a single. Chris Meyers’ fly ball turned into a double play as The SeaWolves offense broke out
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Detroit — In 2017, former Tigers’ president and general manager Al Avila signaled the start of a rebuilding project by trading off five veteran players, Justin Verlander, J.D. Martinez, Justin Upton, Justin Wilson and his son, Alex Avila. From those trades, one player remains with the Tigers: catcher Jake Rogers. On Thursday, the Tigers released
Detroit — More details have emerged about the nixed trade that would have sent Tigers’ lefty Eduardo Rodriguez to the Dodgers ahead of the trade deadline Tuesday. There is added context but the narrative remains largely unchanged. The teams agreed to a deal Monday night and presented it to Rodriguez and his agent Gene Matos,
Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Shawn Windsor (@shawnwindsor) and Carlos Monarrez (@cmonarrez) • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Guest: Tony Garcia, Free Press Michigan beat writer • Email: swindsor@freepress.com On this episode: This week, Carlos and Shawn review the Detroit Tigers‘ failed trade deal to send pitcher Eduardo Rodríguez to the L.A. Dodgers. With E-Rod invoking his no-trade clause seemingly at
Born in Venezuela. Raised in Miami. Crowned in Detroit. I’m borrowing from the fine folks that run the Detroit Tigers Twitter (X?) account, but those nine words best describe the recent weekend series played in South Florida. The Miguel Cabrera retirement tour has been mildly entertaining, and something of a relief if we’re for Tigers
PITTSBURGH — Eduardo Rodriguez, still a member of the Detroit Tigers, sat on the floor in the visitor’s clubhouse at PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, before Wednesday’s start. The 30-year-old, less than 24 hours after invoking his 10-team no-trade clause to nix a trade to the Los Angeles Dodgers, seemed happy in his
Toledo Mud Hens at Iowa Cubs (postponed) The were rained out in Des Moines on Wednesday. Game 1 is set for 6:08 p.m. ET on Thursday, with the makeup game coming afterwards. Harrisburg Senators 10, Erie SeaWolves 3 (box) Alex Faedo got the start on Wednesday, as the Tigers sent him down briefly as a
It’s a tough look, no question. Scott Harris, the Detroit Tigers’ first-year president of baseball operations, took a swing at the trade deadline and missed … a chance to take another swing on a prospect. But when you consider the math involved, the Tigers’ missed opportunity Tuesday isn’t quite the disaster it appears to be.
The Trade Deadline is now behind us and the baseball landscape has changed as we head into the stretch run of the regular season with an eye toward October. Following all the wheeling and dealing as teams looked to improve their chances of reaching and succeeding in the postseason, what is each club’s biggest question