The Guardians selected Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Alex Mooney in the seventh round of the MLB Draft, but paid him like a second-round pick. In the end, Alex Mooney did it his way. And he wouldn’t have it any other way. “I wanted to go to school to play college baseball, and that’s what I
John Lowe spent 29 years as Tigers beat writer at the Detroit Free Press, after stints at the Los Angeles Daily News and Philadelphia Inquirer. John Lowe ties his life-long love of baseball back to Wednesday, Oct. 5, 1966, when the Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers were playing Game 1 of the World Series.
Gene Myers | Special to Detroit Free Press Longtime Free Press sportswriter John Lowe — who covered the Detroit Tigers for 29 seasons before retiring in 2014 — received the 2023 BBWAA Career Excellence Award in a Saturday afternoon ceremony on the outskirts of Cooperstown, New York. He will receive additional recognition for his award — which
Detroit – There will be time for Tyler Holton to put all this into some kind of perspective; how he went from being a castoff in Arizona to securing a vital role in the Tigers bullpen in a matter of a few months. There will be time for him to stop and smell the proverbial
Detroit Tigers (44-53) vs. San Diego Padres (47-51) Time/Place: 6:10 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Gaslamp BallMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Matt Manning (3-1, 3.38 ERA) vs. LHP Jackson Wolf (8-8, 3.39 ERA in Double-A) Game 98 Pitching Matchup Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Player IP K% BB% FIP
After some speculation, Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch all but confirmed Alex Faedo’s return to the team Sunday in the series finale against the Padres. “Alex Faedo will likely be the starter and we’ll confirm it after the game, but we’ve lined him up to be available and told him to be on standby today,”
Detroit — Once again, the Detroit Tigers’ offense provided too little, too late. To be fair, on Friday night in Detroit, it was probably discouraged by a showing from world-class San Diego Padres slugger Juan Soto, who hit one of the longest home runs in Comerica Park history when he sent one 463 into the
Oh man, this kid is smooth. Max Clark, the Detroit Tigers‘ No. 1 draft pick, stood in Comerica Park, wearing a Tigers jersey over his suit. The bottom of his suit pants were rolled up, as the kids do these days, showing off a pair of blue-and-white Nike UNC Dunks — yes, the kid has
Professional sports are a transient business these days. Franchises relocate, leaving entire cities in the lurch. Players bolt, too, taking advantage of free agency when they can. Trade deadlines encourage the movement — incentivize it, even — and the business of tanking means veteran players often get shown the door before anybody’s ready for them
The Nationals officially reached agreement on a roughly $9MM deal with the second overall pick this afternoon, while the Red Sox got contracts done with their top two selections. Some other recent notable signings (scouting reports from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, ESPN and The Athletic): The Tigers have a deal with Competitive Balance Round A selection Kevin McGonigle,
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Professional sports are a transient business these days. Franchises relocate, leaving entire cities in the lurch. Players bolt, too, taking advantage of free agency when they can. Trade deadlines encourage the movement — incentivize it, even — and the business of tanking means veteran players often get shown the door before anybody’s ready for them
DETROIT — While Juan Soto’s bat certainly hurt the Tigers on Friday night, Detroit’s 5-4 loss to the Padres at Comerica Park was actually a lot more about little things gone wrong than it was mammoth hits. Reese Olson righted his ship and combined with the bullpen to keep San Diego off the scoreboard for the
The SeaWolves ended a two-game skid with a clutch eighth inning to beat Binghamton 5-2. Lael Lockhart and Tyler Stuart competed in a pitcher’s duel. Erie scored first in the second. After singles by Chris Meyers and Danny Serretti, Diego Rincones notched a sacrifice fly to open the scoring. Lockhart The SeaWolves ended a two-game
Detroit — Once again, the Detroit Tigers’ offense provided too little, too late. To be fair, on Friday night in Detroit, it was probably discouraged by a showing from world-class San Diego Padres slugger Juan Soto, who hit one of the longest home runs in Comerica Park history when he sent one 463 into the
The Toledo Mud Hens defeated the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 4-2 on Friday night. The Hens advance to 7-12 in the second half and 40-53 overall. Joey Wentz started for the Hens and set a new season high for a Mud Hens pitcher with 12 strikeouts. The previous high was 10 The Toledo Mud Hens defeated
SOUTH BEND, IN – The West Michigan Whitecaps managed only four base hits as part of a 7-1 loss to the South Bend Cubs in front of 6,817 fans at Four Winds Field on Friday night. The Whitecaps were stifled by South Bend pitching throughout the contest, as Cubs pitchers SOUTH BEND, IN – The
The Detroit Tigers failed to complete the comeback against the San Diego Padres, falling 5-4 and snapping their two-game win streak in the three-game series opener at Comerica Park. Juan Soto’s prodigious blasts off rookie Reese Olson created an early deficit for the Tigers all night, and though the offense woke up in the latter
The Detroit Tigers started off a seven-game home stand at Comerica Park with a narrow 5-4 loss against the San Diego Padres on Friday night. Detroit’s starter, Reese Olson struggled in the first. After recording the first two outs of the game with ease, he gave up a 470-foot home run to Juan Soto, which
Detroit — Once again, the Detroit Tigers’ offense provided too little, too late. To be fair, on Friday night in Detroit, it was probably discouraged by a showing from world-class San Diego Padres slugger Juan Soto, who hit one of the longest home runs in Comerica Park history when he sent one 463 into the